More states want to copy Arkansas’ ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth. Experts say such laws endanger lives and ignore science.
Author: Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY
Virginia cops pepper-sprayed Black and Latino Army officer who had hands raised during traffic stop, video shows
Army officer sues Virginia cops, saying his rights were violated after video shows officers pull weapons and pepper-spray him in December traffic stop.
Plumes of ash visible from space as Caribbean volcano continues to rumble and thousands flee island
Its plumes visible from space, St. Vincent’s La Soufriere volcano continued to rumble, threatening further eruption and months of disruption.
Asian American activists are demanding equal civil rights, better education in schools after Asian hate attacks
Asian American leaders are demanding equal voting access, more Asian American history in schools and other reforms amid a surge of racist attacks.
‘Stand Up, Fight Back’: Atlanta rally decries anti-Asian violence, mourns spa shooting victims
Last week’s Atlanta-area spa shootings have prompted an outpouring of support from communities nationwide as mourners gathered to honor the dead.
Stop Asian hate, Stop Black hate, stop all hate: Many Americans call for unity against racism
Many leaders of color are calling on Americans to unite against the common enemy of white supremacy after a wave of attacks on Asian Americans.
Arab Americans, deemed ‘white’ in government records, are suffering an unseen COVID-19 crisis
Arab American leaders report alarming rates of COVID-19 deaths in their communities, but don’t have data because most are categorized as “white.”
‘You don’t have a second chance’: Muslim Americans lament lost time with loved ones after lifting of travel ban
With President Joe Biden’s lifting of the so-called Muslim travel ban, many families are hoping to reunite after years of being separated.
‘Insulting and frustrating’: Community leaders decry lack of Asian Americans in Biden’s top Cabinet picks
Asian American and Pacific Islander community leaders are dismayed that they are not represented in President Joe Biden’s Cabinet.
‘It isn’t the same’: Cities host muted MLK Day celebrations after year of loss for many Black Americans
Scores of events honoring Martin Luther King Jr. have been canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic that has devastated Black Americans.