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FILE – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson answers questions during a news conference at City Hall, Jan. 28, 2025, where he talked about the order from President Donald Trump’s administration to freeze federal funding. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune via AP, File)

Black mayors of cities Trump decries as 鈥榣awless鈥� tout significant declines in violent crimes

August 17, 2025 at 11:51 a.m.

As President Donald Trump declared Washington, D.C., a crime-ridden wasteland in need of federal intervention this week and threatened similar federal interventions in other Black-led cities, several mayors compared notes.

Julien James carries his son, Maison, 4, holding a Pan-African flag, to celebrate during a Juneteenth commemoration at Leimert Park in Los Angeles on June 18, 2022. Since it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized beyond Black America. For over one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

A beginner’s guide to Juneteenth: How can all Americans celebrate?

June 18, 2023 at 4:12 p.m.

For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities.

Over $2 billion announced for roads, bridges, bike lanes across U.S.

August 11, 2022 at 4:49 p.m.

U.S. transportation officials announced $2.2 billion for local infrastructure projects on Thursday, paving the way for new bridges, roads, bike lanes, railways and ports in scores of communities across the...

After Texas shooting, schools around U.S. boost security

May 29, 2022 at 8:20 a.m.

In the aftermath of the elementary school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, schools around the U.S. have brought in additional security staff and restricted visitors as they deal with a new...

Debora Aberastegui holds the hands of her father Pedro Aberastegui through a plastic sleeve at the Reminiscencias residence for the elderly in Tandil, Argentina, Monday, April 5, 2021. Residents here do not have physical contact with their families or leave the residence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but stay active with group activities within the facility. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

2 years into pandemic, world takes cautious steps forward

March 11, 2022 at 8:25 a.m.

With COVID-19 case numbers plummeting, Emily Safrin did something she hadn’t done since the pandemic began two years ago: She put her fears aside and went to a concert.

Healthcare workers administer nasal swabs to ...

Omicron upends return to U.S. schools and workplaces

January 3, 2022 at 7:14 p.m.

Some school systems around the U.S. extended their holiday break Monday or switched back to online instruction because of the explosion in COVID-19 cases, while others pressed ahead with in-person...

Hollie Maloney, a pharmacy technician, ...

U.S. children hospitalized with COVID in record numbers

December 30, 2021 at 3:18 p.m.

The omicron-fueled surge that is sending COVID-19 cases rocketing in the U.S. is putting children in the hospital in record numbers, and experts lament that most of the youngsters are...

“Sesame Street” debuts Ji-Young, first Asian American muppet

November 15, 2021 at 7:39 a.m.

What's in a name? Well, for Ji-Young, the newest muppet resident of “Sesame Street,” her name is a sign she was meant to live there.

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Mask, vaccine conflicts descend into violence and harassment

August 21, 2021 at 11:36 p.m.

PHOENIX 鈥� The Hawaii lieutenant governor watched in horror as protesters showed up outside his condo, yelled at him through bullhorns and beamed strobe lights into the building to harass...

More Americans believe anti-Asian hate rising, AP-NORC poll says

May 26, 2021 at 7:12 a.m.

A majority of Americans across racial and ethnic groups believe discrimination has worsened in the last year against Asian Americans, who became the target of attacks after being unfairly blamed...

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