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Britain's Prince William and Kate, Princess of Wales, watch an NBA basketball game between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat on Wednesday in Boston.

World News

Prince William deplores his godmother's racial comments

11:51am December 01, 2022

by The Associated Press

His said "racism has no place in our society" as he sought to prevent the backlash over his godmother's treatment of a Black advocate for survivors of domestic abuse from overshadowing his U.S. trip.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., ran unopposed for the position of House Democratic leader. He replaces Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who announced she would not run for the top leadership post after Democrats lost control of the House in the midterms.

Politics & Government

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries elected as leader of the House Democrats

10:16pm November 30, 2022

by Deirdre Walsh

Jeffries will replace Rep. Nancy Pelosi as the top elected Democratic leader. He represents a generational shift and faces challenges in a GOP House in January.

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Charity leader Ngozi Fulani (center left) attends a reception held by Britain's Camilla, the queen consort, (center) to raise awareness of violence against women and girls in Buckingham Palace in London on Tuesday.

World News

A member of the Buckingham Palace household resigns after racial comments

11:04am November 30, 2022

by The Associated Press

An honorary member of the royal household has resigned after repeatedly asking a Black woman who runs a charity for survivors of domestic abuse what country she came from.

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before a Senate subcommittee on homeland security on Capitol Hill on May 4.

A fight over how to enforce immigration laws reaches the Supreme Court

1:54pm November 29, 2022

by Joel Rose

The Biden administration wants immigration authorities to focus on threats to public safety, but a lower court said its guidelines went too far. Now the high court is hearing arguments in the case.

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La información falsa dirigida a la comunidad latina está creciendo.

Médicos y defensores denuncian un aumento de la desinformación sobre el aborto

5:17am November 29, 2022

by Maria Godoy

La información falsa dirigida a la comunidad latina está creciendo. Gran parte de ella está diseñada para impulsar a los votantes o desalentar a las mujeres embarazadas a buscar atención medica.

A Black Vietnam veteran is suing the VA for discrimination

6:23pm November 28, 2022

by Quil Lawrence

A Black Vietnam veteran is suing the Department of Veterans Affairs for discrimination, according to records obtained by FOIA. The VA says it's studying how to address a history of racial bias.

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A memorial for the supermarket shooting victims outside the Tops Friendly Market in July.

National

The Buffalo Tops shooting suspect pleads guilty to state murder charges

1:27pm November 28, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The 19-year-old will be sentenced to life without parole for the state charges. He faces an additional 27 charges at the federal level, one of which carries a possible death sentence.

Culturally responsive therapy is a growing trend, as therapists of color try to make counseling more inclusive.

Health & Safety

Here's how some therapists are tackling structural racism in their practice

5:00am November 25, 2022

by Lauren Beard

A new wave of counselors is supporting people of color by 'decolonizing' the practice of therapy. They aim to make therapy more culturally responsive and to take generational trauma into account.

Mario, Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez, 1983.

'Love and Rockets' celebrates 40 years of edgy, Latinx, alternative comics

5:00am November 23, 2022

by Mandalit del Barco

Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez have been drawing and writing their comic book series Love and Rockets since 1982.

Republican Monica De La Cruz-Hernandez flipped the 15th House Congressional District in one of Texas' only remaining competitive districts. In this file photo, she talks in her office in Alamo, Texas, July 8, 2021.

Politics & Government

Republicans make marginal gains in South Texas as Democratic power wanes

11:02am November 22, 2022

by Gaige Davila

The Rio Grande Valley has long been a Democratic stronghold in Texas. Republicans invested heavily there but didn't see major gains. Still, marginal progress has Democrats worried.