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Progressive icon and ex-US Rep. Barbara Lee wins race for mayor of struggling Oakland, California
Progressive icon and former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee declared victory Saturday as the new mayor of troubled Oakland, a San Francisco Bay Area city reeling from economic ...
Anti-Trump protesters turn out to rallies in New York, Washington and other cities across country
Opponents of President Donald Trump’s administration took to the streets of communities large and small across the U.S. on ...
Seattle officers who attended Jan. 6 rally ask US Supreme Court to keep their identities anonymous
Current and former Seattle police officers who attended President Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal” political rally on Jan. 6, ...
Autism community sounds alarms over ‘harmful’ RFK Jr. comments
The Autism Society of America’s Chief Marketing Officer Kristyn Roth described Kennedy’s focus on an environmental toxin as ...
Yemen’s Houthi rebels report US strikes in the capital and a coastal city
Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Saturday the U.S. military launched a series of airstrikes on the capital, Sanaa, and the Houthi-held coastal city of Hodeida, less than two days ...
Former city councilor Judy Thomas has died, family and close friends confirm
Close friends and family of former city councilor Judy Thomas confirmed with WRBL she has died at an Emory Hospital in ...
10 years after Freddie Gray’s death, calls for police reform and racial equity persist in Baltimore
It was almost instinctual for Ray Kelly to jump into action when he heard about a group of high school students clashing with ...
Will gas prices go up this summer?
With tariffs on some imports in place – and the threat of more looming on the horizon – consumers are worried the cost of ...
A South Carolina college could close after 179 years if it can’t find $6 million by Tuesday
GAFFNEY, S.C. (WSPA) – A South Carolina university could soon close its doors after 179 years unless it can secure a ...
Thousands gather in London to support trans rights following ruling over definition of woman
Thousands of trans rights protesters gathered in central London on Saturday, days after the U.K.’s Supreme Court ruled that a ...
Members of burned LA church bear a cross through their devastated neighborhood to mark Good Friday
Carrying a tall wooden cross on his shoulder, Pastor John Shaver walked down the street where his church had stood, just three months ago. Shaver had led the ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin announces an Easter ceasefire in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared an Easter ceasefire in the 3-year-old conflict in Ukraine. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.