Groups line up to oppose new sales taxes on business, agriculture, Omaha zoo and advertising

LINCOLN — It was “deja vu all over again” at the State Capitol on Thursday. Groups ranging from accountants to farmers, veterinarians to lawyers, owners of...

Who do Las Vegas voters want for president? Someone else

Nevada voters plan on engaging in the upcoming presidential primaries and caucuses, though many are less than enthusiastic about their choices. The Las Vegas Review-Journal recently...

‘A failure’: How Washington’s cannabis program shut out Black business owners

SEATTLE — Washington state’s retail cannabis program shut out minority business owners and now Black business owners are demanding change. The vast majority of cannabis retailers...

Anti-hate campaign launched in Great Falls after neo-Nazi propaganda found in library

On Monday the Great Falls Public Library, in coordination with YWCA Great Falls, revealed that neo-Nazi propaganda stickers have been surreptitiously inserted into a least 16...

Letters for March 22: The Isle of Wight School Board should also declare ‘sin no longer exists’

Systemic racism Re “Isle of Wight School Board states systemic racism does not exist in new policy” (March 17): What a relief to know that systemic...

Nikki Haley has called out prejudice but rejected systemic racism throughout her career

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Four years after South Carolina removed the Confederate battle flag from its Statehouse grounds, Nikki Haley offered two separate explanations of the...

Juneau Assembly considers systemic racism review committee

Rob Edwardson on Nov. 7, 2017. (Photo by David Purdy/KTOO) The Juneau Assembly had its first hearing and substantive discussion on Monday on a pitch to...

In ‘Origin,’ Ava DuVernay and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Seek the Roots of Racism

NEW YORK (AP)—Ava DuVernay kept hearing she had to read “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.” She had Isabel Wilkerson’s book in galleys before it was...

Book-banning an attempt to change history, control information

Trump accuses DA Fani Willis of inappropriately injecting race into Georgia election case

ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump said the district attorney in the Georgia election interference prosecution should be removed from the case, claiming...

Lawsuit against Thermo Fisher by Henrietta Lacks’ family slowly moves forward

The federal lawsuit that family members of Henrietta Lacks filed against Thermo Fisher Scientific in 2021 — accusing the U.S. biotech giant of “unjust enrichment” for...

Judge David W. Crosland III, an immigration judge with the U.S. Department of Justice and civil rights activist, dies

Judge David W. Crosland III, an immigration judge with the U.S. Department of Justice who early in his career in the 1960s served with the department’s...

Maine police say they want to end racism in policing but have opposed efforts to track their treatment of minorities

Following nightly protests in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, Maine law enforcement leaders said they want to end racism in policing. But...

Discipline trends still show disproportionate rates for Black Brevard students in 2023-’24

Following trends presented in October, Brevard Public Schools saw a jump in discipline referrals during the first semester of the 2023-2024 school year compared to the...

Closure of St. Joseph Catholic School in the West End part of a national trend

When she learned last month that St. Joseph Catholic School in the West End was closing after 176 years, Melba Marsh felt a rush of emotions....

Iowa caucuses: Here’s who is running for president in 2024

Iowa Republicans will kick off the national presidential nominating process Jan. 15. Seven candidates, including former President Donald Trump, are seeking the GOP nomination to run...

A police dog attacked a Black trucker on his knees. An Ohio city is dealing with the aftermath

CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — As Jadarrius Rose drove his 18-wheeler through rural Ohio, a simple missing mudflap caught the highway patrol’s eye. The trip ended with...

Harvard president Claudine Gay resigns amid plagiarism claims, backlash from antisemitism testimony

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid plagiarism accusations and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable...

Royal Drama: King’s fractious family on stage at coronation

LONDON — King Charles III lives in a palace, travels in a chauffeur-driven Bentley and is one of Britain’s richest men, but he’s similar to many...