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Trump’s attack on diversity takes center stage as Boston remembers 1965 Freedom Rally led by MLK
As a Black teenager growing up in Boston, Wayne Lucas vividly remembers joining some 20,000 people to hear the Rev. Martin ...
Harvard researcher held in Louisiana awaits judge’s decision on deportation to Russia
Kseniia Petrova never imagined she would face significant immigration issues, but it has been 68 days since she was detained ...
The end of the Vietnam War was also a turning point for protest songs
Out of the many Vietnam War protests she performed at in the 1960s and 1970s, Judy Collins can never forget one in Washington ...
Big Tech’s soaring energy demands are making coal-fired power plant sites attractive
Coal-fired power plants, long an increasingly money-losing proposition in the U.S., are becoming more valuable now that the ...
The US oversees a peace pledge for east Congo, hoping to ease its access to critical minerals
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday oversaw the signing by Congo and Rwanda of a pledge to work toward a peace deal that ...
Alabama’s first dog dies, Governor Ivey says
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced on Friday that her beloved pup and First Dog, Missy, has died. She was around 10 years old.
Trump administration to investigate New York’s funding threat over Long Island tribal school mascot
The U.S. Department of Education announced Friday it plans to investigate whether New York education officials are being ...
Some see Trump weaponizing government in targeting of judge and Democratic fundraising site
President Donald Trump directed his Department of Justice to investigate Act Blue, the Democratic Party-aligned fundraising ...
Canada is gearing up for federal election. Here’s what’s at stake
Canadians will vote for a new government on Monday in an election that has been upended by U.S. President Donald Trump ‘s trade war and his threats to make Canada the 51st ...
Indian military says Pakistani troops fired at positions along border in disputed Kashmir overnight
Pakistani soldiers fired at Indian posts all along the highly militarized frontier in disputed Kashmir for a second consecutive night, the Indian military said Saturday, as ...
Pope Francis’ funeral is set to begin, in a ceremony he helped reimagine
Pope Francis is being laid to rest Saturday in a ceremony reflecting his priorities as pope and wishes as pastor: Presidents and princes will attend his funeral in St. Peter’s ...
Trump will pay his respects to a pope who publicly and pointedly disagreed with him on some issues
President Donald Trump will be among more than 50 heads of state and other dignitaries attending Saturday’s funeral for Pope Francis, where he’ll personally pay his ...