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Is “Judge Judy” on the Supreme Court? Lack of civics knowledge leads to colleges filling the gap
On the first day of his American National Government class, Prof. Kevin Dopf asks how many of his students are United States citizens. Every hand shoots up. “So, how did...
From battlefield to Tokyo: Combat veterans vie at Paralympics
The bald, broad-shouldered cyclist has spent years remembering a nighttime road in a faraway city. He can still describe the city’s narrow streets and crushing heat. He talks about the...
Daunte Wright’s mother: “My son should be burying me”
Daunte Wright, the young Black man shot by police during a traffic stop in suburban Minneapolis, was remembered Thursday at an emotional funeral just two days after a former police...
With U.S. politics deeply divided, Utah shows “there’s a better way”
In one of the most corrosive presidential campaigns in recent American history, amid the political denunciations and slanders of an excruciating year, Utah's top candidates for governor made a television...
Nation鈥檚 streets calmest in days as protests remain largely peaceful
Protests were largely peaceful and the nation's streets were calmer than they have been in days since the killing of George Floyd set off sometimes violent demonstrations over police brutality...
U.S. cities erupt in more violence amid threats from Trump
American cities erupted in violence and destruction in a seventh straight night of unrest, with several police officers shot or run over, amid boasts and threats from President Donald Trump...
Unrest overshadows peaceful U.S. protests for another night
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across America again Sunday, with peaceful demonstrations against police killings of black people overshadowed by unrest that quickly ravaged parts of...
“We鈥檙e sick of it”: Anger over police killings shatters U.S.
Americans awoke Sunday to charred and glass-strewn streets in dozens of cities after another night of unrest fueled by rage over the mistreatment of African Americans at the hands of...
Protests over police killings rage on in dozens of U.S. cities
Tense protests over the death of George Floyd and other police killings of black men grew Saturday from New York to Tulsa to Los Angeles, with police cars set ablaze...
Minneapolis cop who knelt on handcuffed black man arrested
MINNEAPOLIS 鈥� The police officer seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in custody after pleading that he could not breathe,...