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Flash demonstrations intended to spread fear and anxiety are happening almost weekly, say experts who track the incidents. A neo-Nazi group scattered fliers across lawns and doorsteps in three Waterloo, [...]

Increasingly frequent storms like Milton and Helene are posing deadly threats to broad swaths of Florida and causing widespread misery. Yet the state has become better at preparing. Hurricane Milton [...]

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several bills intended to atone for the state's role in the oppression of Black Americans, but California legislators so far have sidelined proposals on cash reparations. [...]

Students in Denver behind one of the longest-running encampments in protest of the Israel-Hamas war disbanded the camp in May. They spent the rest of the summer planning for what [...]

When Michael Brown Jr., an unarmed Black teenager, was fatally shot in 2014 by a white police officer and his body left in the street under the August sun, the [...]

Byline: Jeremy W. Peters, Audra D. S. Burch and Clyde McGrady Michael Kearney Jr., a community organizer from Charleston, S.C., admits that he isn't crazy about Kamala Harris's background as [...]

Michael Kearney Jr., a community organizer from Charleston, S.C., admits that he isn't crazy about Kamala Harris's background as a prosecutor. But after President Biden dropped out of the presidential [...]

Byline: Audra D. S. Burch After more than a century, researchers hope to finally identify the victims of one of the worst racial attacks in American history. Jeanette Batchelor-Young had [...]

In 1921, an Army veteran who was traveling home stopped in Tulsa, Okla., only to be caught in one of the worst racial attacks in American history. C.L. Daniel, an [...]

The last known remaining survivors of the 1921 attack by a white mob were hoping for their day in court. A historic quest for justice by the last two known [...]

Byline: Audra D. S. Burch and Carlos Jaramillo The Black and Latino families of Section 14, who made up much of the labor force of Palm Springs, are asking for [...]

The sentencing marked the final chapter of a case that stretched over nearly five years and helped usher in sweeping public safety reforms. A Colorado paramedic convicted in the 2019 [...]

The case was a rare prosecution of medical personnel that stirred strong reaction from paramedics following the case. A Colorado paramedic convicted in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a [...]

The African Methodist Episcopal Church Bishops Council says American financial assistance to help Israel fight its war in Gaza supports ''mass genocide.'' Leaders of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, one [...]

President Biden's age has once again become a talking point in national politics. Many older Americans agree that it's an issue; others feel it's insulting. Bill Murphy, an 80-year-old retired [...]

Byline: Audra D. S. Burch and Kelley Manley A few days before Christmas, a jury in Washington cleared three Tacoma police officers of criminal charges in the death of Manuel [...]

A few days before Christmas, a jury in Washington cleared three Tacoma police officers of criminal charges in the death of Manuel ''Manny'' Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man who died [...]

Peter Cichuniec and Jeremy Cooper were convicted of criminally negligent homicide, but the jury split on the assault charges, in an unusual prosecution of medical personnel. Two Colorado paramedics were [...]

The third and final trial over Mr. McClain's 2019 death will examine the role of the medics who responded while the young Black man was in police custody. The News [...]

Byline: Audra D. S. Burch Lessie Benningfield Randle survived the Tulsa race massacre of 1921. Her lawyers are making what they say is a final bid to keep her case [...]

Lessie Benningfield Randle survived the Tulsa race massacre of 1921. Her lawyers are making what they say is a final bid to keep her case alive. For more than a [...]

Nathan Woodyard was the first officer to stop Mr. McClain in what became a violent encounter. The young, unarmed Black man died days later. A second Colorado police officer has [...]

The jury came back with a surprising split decision on two men who were tried together, holding the more experienced officer accountable in the first of three trials in the [...]

The 23-year-old died days after an encounter with the police and paramedics in 2019, which prompted investigations and demand for change within the Aurora, Colo., police force. The News Jury [...]

For the Whiteheads, an African American family living in the city of Baltimore, race is discussed at the dinner table. In the car on the way to work and school [...]

Byline: Audra D. S. Burch Black families lost millions in wealth when their lands were seized through eminent domain. Now some are trying to get it back. For much of [...]

Black families lost millions in wealth when their lands were seized through eminent domain. Now some are trying to get it back. For much of their lives, the Jones siblings [...]

The News: Just a day before the Texas legislative session ended, state lawmakers approved a ban on offices and programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion at publicly funded colleges [...]

Byline: Audra D. S. Burch The North Charleston Police Department has hired more Black officers, cut down on traffic stops and invited Mr. Scott's brother to speak to recruits. When [...]

The North Charleston Police Department has hired more Black officers, cut down on traffic stops and invited Mr. Scott's brother to speak to recruits. When Walter Scott, an unarmed Black [...]

Byline: Audra D. S. Burch and Eileen Guo Southern California has so far escaped the worst impact of recent rainstorms, but a new study shows a 100-year-flood event would disproportionately [...]

The 23-year-old Black man died three years ago after being placed in a chokehold and injected with a powerful sedative. The defendants will be tried in three separate trials. DENVER [...]

Southern California has so far escaped the worst impact of recent rainstorms, but a new study shows a 100-year-flood event would disproportionately impact Black residents. LONG BEACH, Calif.-- When it [...]

A juror says he and others tried to persuade those who wanted to spare the gunman's life by making them look again at the evidence of his rampage, including the [...]

GROVELAND, Fla. -- On a muggy summer morning, Donna Brodus Forrest stepped into an old, nearly forgotten cemetery hidden in a thicket of trees, in pursuit of a family mystery. [...]

Byline: Frances Robles, Audra D. S. Burch, Richard Fausset and Michael Majchrowicz FORT MYERS, Fla. - Days after Hurricane Ian buffeted the state with a trifecta of wind, rain and [...]

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Days after Hurricane Ian buffeted the state with a trifecta of wind, rain and storm surge, many Floridians are emerging from the wreckage uncertain of their [...]

Many people saw glimpses of the storm's impact on their homes through their phones. Hurricane Ian's menace sent homeowners around Florida scurrying to safer parts while their technology stood sentry. [...]

PARKLAND, Fla. -- Sometime after 1:30 a.m. in a hotel conference room, the law enforcement officer's eyes -- even before his words -- told Tom and Gena Hoyer that their [...]

Thanks to Beyoncé, Ralph Lauren and hit shows like ''All American: Homecoming,'' depictions of Black campus life have moved from ''A Different World'' to center stage. The collective moment when [...]

Byline: Audra D. S. Burch and Luke Vander Ploeg Follow our live coverage of the Buffalo mass shooting. The racist slaughter at a Buffalo grocery store on Saturday is the [...]

The racist slaughter at a Buffalo grocery store on Saturday is the latest episode in a troubling rise of violence against African Americans, built upon historic racial fault lines and [...]

The man behind many of the nation's beloved public spaces, Frederick Law Olmsted, was born 200 years ago on April 26. His creations are more essential to modern American life [...]

Americans across the political spectrum express broad support for Ukraine, though opinions diverge on what that means and how far the U.S. response should go. After two years of political [...]

An unsparing examination of systemic racism has unfolded throughout America since the murder of George Floyd almost two years ago, leading to critical conversations about longstanding inequities. But perhaps the [...]

Jurors delivered a swift verdict after a weeklong trial in which prosecutors presented voluminous evidence of the men's racist beliefs and language. BRUNSWICK, Ga. -- A jury on Tuesday found [...]

The three white men are facing federal hate crime charges in Mr. Arbery's death. In opening arguments, their lawyers said that they were motivated by concern about crime in their [...]

Jurors in the unusual case will be asked to decide if the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery were motivated by racial animus. The evidence they may consider includes [...]