By CASEY SMITH Associated Press/Report for America INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A former employee who shot and killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis never appeared before a judge for a hearin…
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Black Americans experiencing collective trauma, grief
By KAT STAFFORD Associated Press Carlil Pittman knows trauma firsthand. As the co-founder of the Chicago-based youth organization GoodKidsMadCity-Englewood, he grieved the loss of Delmonte Johnson, a …
Treatment ban creates uncertainty for trans youth, families
By ANDREW DeMILLO and DAVID CRARY Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Before he began receiving hormone therapy eight months ago, Dylan Brandt felt insecure and out of place. Then the 15-year-ol…
Faith leaders across US join in decrying voting restrictions
By DAVID CRARY, JONATHAN J. COOPER and EMILY LESHNER Associated Press In Georgia, faith leaders are asking corporate executives to condemn laws restricting voting access — or face a boycott. In Arizon…
Some Jan. 6 defendants try to use journalism as riot defense
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press The Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January created a trove of self-incriminating evidence, thoroughly documenting their act…
Half of US adults have received at least one COVID-19 shot
By HOPE YEN and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Half of all adults in the U.S. have received at least one COVID-19 shot, the government announced Sunday, marking another milestone …
Stinging report raises new questions about Capitol security
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Shields that shattered upon impact. Weapons too old to use. Missed intelligence in which future insurrectionists warned, “We get our president…
Global warming’s extreme rains threaten Hawaii’s coral reefs
By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — As muddy rainwater surged from Hawaii’s steep seaside mountains and inundated residential communities last month, the damage caused by flooding wa…
The problem within: Biden targets lead pipes, pushes equity
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — In the modest bungalows and two-flats of Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, there’s never a shortage of needed home repairs staring residents…
Barbers, artists help defy vaccine myths for people of color
By JULIE WATSON and ANITA SNOW Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — In a Washington, D.C., suburb, Black and Latino barbers are busting myths about the coronavirus vaccine while clipping hair. Across the…