COVID-19 cases climbing, wiping out months of progress
COVID-19 deaths and cases in the U.S. have climbed back to where they were over the winter, wiping out months of progress and potentially...
Activists focus on tip site in protesting Texas abortion law
DALLAS — Young people on social media have found a way to protest Texas’ new law banning most abortions by focusing on a website...
New Texas abortion law pushes women to out-of-state clinics
Even before a strict abortion ban took effect in Texas this week, clinics in neighboring states were fielding growing numbers of calls from women...
After voters embraced mail ballots, GOP states tighten rules
A monthslong campaign by the Republican Party, fueled in part by the false narrative of widespread fraud in last year's presidential election, has led...
U.S. voting rights events reflect multiracial reform agenda
A decades-old fight to expand and protect voting rights will reach a fever pitch this weekend, when multiracial coalitions of civil, human and labor...
School mask, vaccine mandates supported in US: AP-NORC poll
BOSTON — As COVID-19 cases surge around the country, a majority of Americans say they support mask mandates for students and teachers in K-12...
Robert Durst admits ‘cadaver’ note made him look guilty
LOS ANGELES — New York real estate heir Robert Durst testified Monday that he lied for decades about sending police a note directing them...
Pandemic eviction crisis leads to greater tenant protections
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — In a mostly empty conference room at a Virginia cultural arts center, Tara Simmons was looking for someone who might...
The long, ‘surreal’ days of the runaway Texas legislators
WASHINGTON — Sheltered in a downtown D.C. hotel, the Democratic lawmakers who left Texas to block a restrictive voting bill are living a life...
The long, ‘surreal’ days of the fugitive Texas legislators
WASHINGTON — Sheltered in a downtown D.C. hotel, the Democratic lawmakers who left Texas to block a restrictive voting bill are living a life...