EPA investigates alleged racial discrimination by California Water Board
Native American tribes and other groups claim California discrimianted against them by not protecting water quality in the SF Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Native American tribes and other groups claim California discrimianted against them by not protecting water quality in the SF Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
ADOT to review vanity license plates following antisemitic slur controversy: Here's what to know
ADOT officials say they will conduct a full review of customized license plates in Arizona, following reports that a vanity plate contained a term that is considered to be antisemitic. Here's what to know about the controversy.
ADOT officials say they will conduct a full review of customized license plates in Arizona, following reports that a vanity plate contained a term that is considered to be antisemitic. Here's what to know about the controversy.
Ne-Yo reverses 'publicist's' apology for comments against allowing kids to transition: 'This is how I FEEL'
Pop and R&B sensation Ne-Yo appeared to reverse course for a second time regarding his stance on children receiving gender transition treatments.
Pop and R&B sensation Ne-Yo appeared to reverse course for a second time regarding his stance on children receiving gender transition treatments.
Florida bans AP Psychology course over sexual orientation, gender identity curriculum concerns: College Board
The Florida Department of Education has banned AP Psychology courses throughout the state due to sexual orientation and gender identity curriculum concerns, the College Board said in a statement Thursday.
The Florida Department of Education has banned AP Psychology courses throughout the state due to sexual orientation and gender identity curriculum concerns, the College Board said in a statement Thursday.
Bud Light parent company says US market share stabilizing after transgender promotion cost sales
Anheuser-Busch InBev reported a 10.5% drop in U.S. revenue in the second quarter as Bud Light sales plunged amid a conservative backlash over a promotion with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
Anheuser-Busch InBev reported a 10.5% drop in U.S. revenue in the second quarter as Bud Light sales plunged amid a conservative backlash over a promotion with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
Henrietta Lacks' family reaches settlement with medical company that profited from her cells
Henrietta Lacks' cancer cells changed the course of modern medicine after they were taken from her without consent or knowledge. The cells were the first living human cells to ever survive and multiply outside the body.
Henrietta Lacks' cancer cells changed the course of modern medicine after they were taken from her without consent or knowledge. The cells were the first living human cells to ever survive and multiply outside the body.
Maryland store owner sues USDA over SNAP restrictions
A Maryland business owner is going after the federal government for blocking him from accepting food stamps.
A Maryland business owner is going after the federal government for blocking him from accepting food stamps.
Mubadala CITI DC Open offers equal status for women and men but unequal prize money
The men’s champion receives a check for $353,445; the women’s champion earns $120,150. That is not an anomaly. There are other stops on the professional tennis tours that include female and male players but do not pay them evenly.
The men’s champion receives a check for $353,445; the women’s champion earns $120,150. That is not an anomaly. There are other stops on the professional tennis tours that include female and male players but do not pay them evenly.
United Airlines adding Braille signs to airplane interiors
The airline plans to install its entire fleet with Braille signs by 2026.
The airline plans to install its entire fleet with Braille signs by 2026.
Barack Obama's first college is latest to end legacy admissions
Occidental College is the latest school to end legacy admissions in the wake of a Supreme Court decision removing race from admissions decisions.
Occidental College is the latest school to end legacy admissions in the wake of a Supreme Court decision removing race from admissions decisions.
A look at how many transgender, intersex people live in the US amid new anti-LGBTQ+ laws
New laws targeting LGBTQ+ people are proliferating in GOP-led states, but the conversations often lack a clear understanding of how many people will be directly affected.
New laws targeting LGBTQ+ people are proliferating in GOP-led states, but the conversations often lack a clear understanding of how many people will be directly affected.
For Emmett Till's family, national monument declaration cements his inclusion in American story
The Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument will be located across three sites in Illinois and Mississippi and will be federally protected places.
The Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument will be located across three sites in Illinois and Mississippi and will be federally protected places.
Legacy admissions: What you should know about the now-controversial college admissions practice
In the aftermath of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that banned affirmative action, a new battle is brewing over a practice by various universities that gives preferential treatment to applicants with parents who attended the same institution. Here's what you should know about legacy admissions, as well as the controversy surrounding it.
In the aftermath of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that banned affirmative action, a new battle is brewing over a practice by various universities that gives preferential treatment to applicants with parents who attended the same institution. Here's what you should know about legacy admissions, as well as the controversy surrounding it.
Rev. Jesse Jackson steps down as leader of civil rights group founded in 1971
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who is 81, is stepping down as president from the civil rights group he founded more than 50 years ago, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who is 81, is stepping down as president from the civil rights group he founded more than 50 years ago, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
EA’s latest soccer video game will allow men and women to play on the same team
When EA Sports FC is released in September, gamers will be able to draft teams that include the best from men’s and women’s soccer together.
When EA Sports FC is released in September, gamers will be able to draft teams that include the best from men’s and women’s soccer together.
Black Lives Matter movement marks 10 years of activism, continues push to defund the police
This weekend, national organizations and local organizers across the nation have planned events to mark 10 years of Black Lives Matter.
This weekend, national organizations and local organizers across the nation have planned events to mark 10 years of Black Lives Matter.
How diverse are the student bodies of Arizona's public universities? Here's what you should know
Following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down affirmative action for college admissions, a certain level of attention is now placed on the diversity of a university's student population. With that in mind, how does Arizona's public universities stack up? Here's what you should know.
Following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down affirmative action for college admissions, a certain level of attention is now placed on the diversity of a university's student population. With that in mind, how does Arizona's public universities stack up? Here's what you should know.
Gov. Hobbs signs executive orders on gender-affirming healthcare and conversion therapies: Here's what to know
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has issued two executive orders that deal with matters that affect the state's LGBTQ+ community. Here's what you should know about the orders, and how it could affect you.
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has issued two executive orders that deal with matters that affect the state's LGBTQ+ community. Here's what you should know about the orders, and how it could affect you.
Tempe changes streets, parks named after KKK members
Other streets and parks have been renamed after civil rights leaders, Tuskegee Airmen, humanitarians, and frontiersmen and women.
Other streets and parks have been renamed after civil rights leaders, Tuskegee Airmen, humanitarians, and frontiersmen and women.
Trump, DeSantis court Moms for Liberty in a sign of the group's rising influence over the GOP
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says that 2024 will be the year that parents “finally fight back” as he kicks off an annual gathering of Moms for Liberty that is drawing top GOP candidates.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says that 2024 will be the year that parents “finally fight back” as he kicks off an annual gathering of Moms for Liberty that is drawing top GOP candidates.