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Vernetta Henson sits outside Union Baptist Church in Africatown. The church was started by Clotilda survivors in 1869. To her left is the bust of Cudjoe Lewis, one of the community's founder.

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Exploring the Clotilda, the last known slave ship in the U.S., brings hope

5:11am June 15, 2022

The discovery of the ship on an Alabama river bottom has fostered a renewed hope for descendants of the Clotilda's captives, and the community they founded called Africatown.

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High gas prices have people in Colorado changing their travel habits

5:11am June 15, 2022

by Matt Bloom

Skyrocketing gas prices in Colorado have people changing their spending and commuting habits. The record prices are forcing some to reevaluate summer travel plans.

A kindergarten student releases a turtle back into the wild at the Wetlands Institute in Stone Harbor, N.J., this month.

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This kindergarten class has raised and set free 18 orphaned turtles

5:00am June 15, 2022

A kindergarten class in Stone Harbor, N.J., recently said bon voyage to a group of 18 orphaned turtles as part of a program to save thousands of the reptiles.

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Members and supporters of the LGBTQ community march during the Pride in the Park event in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on Saturday. Law enforcement said members of a far-right group were arrested for planning to riot near the march.

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A far-right plan to riot near an Idaho LGBTQ event heightens safety concerns at Pride

5:00am June 15, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

With Pride events scheduled throughout the month of June, organizers in multiple cities say the arrests in Coeur d'Alene have put safety back at the top of their agendas.

Former U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham arrives at a debate for Democrats seeking their party's nomination in South Carolina's governor's race on Friday, June 10, 2022, in Columbia, S.C.

Democrat Joe Cunningham to face Republican Henry McMaster in S.C. race for governor

10:27pm June 14, 2022

by Acacia Squires

Former Congressman Joe Cunningham, a Democrat who once flipped a congressional seat in deep-red South Carolina, will face Republican Gov. Henry McMaster in the race for governor in November.

A water main break in Odessa, Texas could leave nearly 165,000 people in and around the city with little to no water for 48 hours.

A Texas city could be without water for 48 hours after a water main break

9:13pm June 14, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The city of Odessa has not yet released the exact details regarding the cause of the break.

The monarch butterfly species is one of thousands which states have flagged for conservation, but have limited resources to support.

U.S. House passes a major wildlife conservation spending bill

8:24pm June 14, 2022

by Laura Benshoff

The Recovering America's Wildlife Act would create a permanent fund of more than $1.3 billion, given to states, territories, and tribal nations for wildlife conservation on the ground.

The mobile phone icon for the Coinbase app is shown in New York on April 13, 2021.

Coinbase lays off 18% of its workforce. The CEO cites an upcoming crypto winter

7:08pm June 14, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

The company's platform allows people to buy and sell cryptocurrency. It had just gone public last year.

K-pop sensation BTS is going on a break but promises to return

5:42pm June 14, 2022

The boy band announced their break during a dinner filmed for social media. The group officially debuted in 2013.

Kids can pet this dog visiting their classroom — but only after it sniffs for COVID

5:25pm June 14, 2022

by Ari Daniel

A Massachusetts elementary school welcomes COVID-sniffing dogs. The animals were trained to detect COVID based on research showing that dogs could find a fungus on trees before the trees got sick.