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2 Years After George Floyd’s Murder: Where Police Reform Stands

Floyd's death inspired nationwide calls to overhaul policing. Here's where things stand two years after his murder.

By The Associated Press

NYC To Pay $7M to Man Wrongfully Convicted in 1996 Killing

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has agreed to pay $7 million to a man who spent 23 years behind bars for a murder he didn't commit, Comptroller Brad Lander said Monday.

By Gabriella Ferrigine

House Ethics Committee Initiates Investigation Into Madison Cawthorn

The ultra-conservative lawmaker, who is also the youngest sitting member in Congress at age 26, lost his re-election in the North Carolina primaries last week to State Sen. Chuck Edwards.

By The Associated Press

Ricky Gervais’ Netflix Special Blasted As “Anti-Trans Rants”

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Following in Dave Chappelle's footsteps, Ricky Gervais ridicules transgender women in his new Netflix comedy special. As with Chappelle, the British stand-up quickly drew backlash for what a LGBTQ advocacy group called “anti-trans rants.”

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Facebook, Instagram To Reveal More on How Ads Target Users

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook parent Meta said it will start publicly providing more details about how advertisers target people with political ads just months ahead of the U.S. midterm elections.

By The Associated Press

Texas Governor Confirms: Multiple People Killed in School Shooting; Gunman Dead

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Fourteen children and one teacher were killed in a shooting at a Texas elementary school Tuesday, and the 18-year-old gunman was dead, Gov. Greg Abbott said Abbott said a local man opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, about 85 miles west of San Antonio

WATCH: Air Force Loads 39 Tons of Baby Formula Onto U.S.-Bound Planes

This footage shows Air Force personnel loading thousands of pounds of baby formula onto a plane bound from Europe to Indianapolis on Sunday.

BLACKPINK Makes History As the First Female K-POP Group To Grace the Cover of Rolling Stone

Officially making them the third girl group to be featured on the cover in over two decades.

By Gabriella Ferrigine

35 Tons of Baby Formula Shipped to the U.S.

Yesterday’s shipment of formula, which is hypoallergenic and meant for infants who are intolerant of protein in cow’s milk, will be distributed in parts of the U.S. facing the most severe shortages.

By The Associated Press

Buffalo Shooting Victim Laid to Rest; City Marks 1 Week

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Roberta Drury, a 32-year-old woman who was the youngest of the 10 Black people killed at a Buffalo supermarket, was remembered at her funeral Saturday for "that smile that could light up a room,” as the city marked one week since the shooting with sorrowful moments of silence.

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05/23/22

Meet the YouTube Creator Giving a Voice to Trans Youth

“I remember being very young and closing my eyes and trying to think of what could possibly be for my life, and literally not being able to think of anything,” says Kat Blaque, a prominent YouTuber, content creator and trans voice in social media.

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05/23/22

Can Carbon Offsets Save the Planet?

You’ve probably heard of carbon offsets, but what exactly are they?

05/24/22

WATCH: NYC Removes Its Last Payphone

It’s the end of an era as the last payphone in New York City was removed on Monday.

05/23/22

WATCH: Paralyzed Man Drives NASCAR Car With Brain-Controlled Tech

“It responds to what you think.

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05/23/22

“Doctor Strange” Remains Atop Box Office As ‘Top Gun’ Looms

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Doctor Strange and his multiverse got to linger a little longer atop the weekend box office as Tom Cruise and “Top Gun” wait in the wings.

05/23/22

Handling of Buffalo Suspect Spurs Talk of Uneven Restraint

NEW YORK (AP) — When police confronted the white man suspected of killing 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket, he was the very poster boy for armed and dangerous, carrying an AR-15-style rifle and cloaked in body armor and hatred.

05/23/22

Expert: Monkeypox Likely Spread by Sex at 2 Raves in Europe

LONDON (AP) — A leading adviser to the World Health Organization described the unprecedented outbreak of monkeypox in developed countries as “a random event” that might be explained by sexual behavior at two recent raves in Europe.

05/20/22

Your Complete Resource Guide to Understanding the U.S. Midterm Election

Elections can be hard to follow, so here’s how you can keep up.

05/20/22

Environmental Educator Isaias Hernandez: 'Queerness Does Matter'

'We need to showcase to younger people that ... there are people doing this work that look like you' — Educator Isaias Hernandez says his identity as a queer person of color is at the heart of his environmental work, and that lasting change must be intersectional

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05/19/22

NATO Has Some New Applicants. What Does This Have To Do With Russia & Ukraine?

What does this move mean?

05/19/22

Female Referees To Officiate Men’s World Cup for 1st Time

GENEVA (AP) — Female referees will make World Cup history this year by working games at a major men’s tournament for the first time in Qatar.

05/19/22

Justices Allow Admissions Policy at Prestigious High School

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has turned away a plea from parents to block a new admissions policy at a prestigious high school in northern Virginia that a lower court has found discriminates against Asian American students.

05/19/22

Amber Heard Cross-Examined About Fights With Johnny Depp

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Lawyers for Johnny Depp on Tuesday questioned the truthfulness of Amber Heard's accusation that Depp sexually assaulted her with a liquor bottle.

05/19/22

WATCH: This Wedding Ceremony Is Fire

This bride and groom intentionally set themselves on fire while walking down the aisle of their Utah wedding on May 7.

05/19/22

WATCH: How Muslims Are Fighting for Abortion Rights

“The way I see Islam is that it actually gives me a lot of my rights to exercise bodily autonomy” — This reproductive justice advocate says Muslims must be included in the abortion rights conversation.

05/19/22

WATCH: Taylor Swift’s Advice to NYU 2022 Grads

“You will look back on your life and cringe retrospectively” — Taylor Swift just gave the most relatable advice to the NYU Class of 2022 🙌.

05/19/22

EXPLAINER: What Is Monkeypox and Where Is It Spreading?

LONDON (AP) — European and American health authorities have identified a number of monkeypox cases in recent days, mostly in young men. It's a surprising outbreak of disease that rarely appears outside Africa.

05/19/22

Spy Agencies Urged To Fix Open Secret: A Lack of Diversity

WASHINGTON (AP) — The peril that National Security Agency staff wanted to discuss with their director didn’t involve terrorists or enemy nations. It was something closer to home: racism and cultural misunderstandings inside America’s largest intelligence service.

05/18/22

Lyft Driver Faces Racist Passengers

Lyft issued a tweet praising Bode for “instantly shutting down this hate & upholding our “no tolerance anti-discrimination policy.”

05/18/22

Far-Right Rep. Madison Cawthorn Loses NC Primary

As of this morning, AP data reported that Cawthorn conceded defeat and put his support behind the GOP nominee.

05/18/22

U.S. Soccer Federation Agrees to Equal Pay Deal for Men’s and Women’s Teams

The agreements will run through December 2028.

05/18/22

Cheri Beasley Could Be First Black Senator From North Carolina

In her victory speech, Beasley pledged that, if elected, she will “fight to keep jobs rooted in our local communities..."