Rep. Hakeem Jeffries elected as leader of the House Democrats
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.
Race
A member of the Buckingham Palace household resigns after racial comments
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.
A fight over how to enforce immigration laws reaches the Supreme Court
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.
Médicos y defensores denuncian un aumento de la desinformación sobre el aborto
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
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.
The Buffalo Tops shooting suspect pleads guilty to state murder charges
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.
Here's how some therapists are tackling structural racism in their practice
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.
'Love and Rockets' celebrates 40 years of edgy, Latinx, alternative comics
Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez have been drawing and writing their comic book series Love and Rockets since 1982.
Republicans make marginal gains in South Texas as Democratic power wanes
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.
New York tells schools to drop Native American mascots
The state's education department is demanding school districts comply with a previous decision to nix all Native American mascots, team names and logos.