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Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Census Bureau said it undercounted Black, Latino and Native American residents in its 2020 national population count, according to a survey released Thursday. Latinos were undercounted at a rate of 4.99%, nearly equivalent to the lack of representation in the 2000 and 1990 surveys. Black people were […]

(NEW YORK) — March marks two years since the coronavirus pandemic upended life across the globe. Although the nationwide quarantine was initially meant to last only 14 days, in the hope of slowing down the spread of the virus, two weeks eventually turned into a two-year ordeal, lasting far longer than health experts had initially […]

(NEW YORK) — Alabama became the latest state to remove permit requirements to carry a concealed gun in public, as multiple states debate similar measures this session. Known as “permitless carry” or “constitutional carry” legislation, the bills have been roundly criticized by police and gun control advocates, who argue that removing permits poses a safety […]

(BRISTOL, R.I.) — Like many other law students, Brooklyn Crockton says she was inspired by the movie Legally Blonde, where protagonist Elle Woods goes to law school, discovering herself in the process. “I saw this woman being her authentic self, inquisitive and beautiful. And I thought, ‘Hey, I can do that,’” she said. So, she […]

(CHICAGO) — Former Empire actor Jussie Smollett will get one last chance to publicly admit to fabricating a 2019 hate-crime attack on himself before learning whether a judge sentences him to prison. Smollett, 39, is scheduled to appear Thursday afternoon in Cook County Circuit Court in Chicago to hear his fate after a jury convicted […]

(NEW YORK) — A tentative $83 million settlement has been reached in a punitive class action lawsuit brought by victims affected by the Surfside building that partially collapsed in South Florida last June, court filings show. The lawsuit was filed against several groups and individuals, including companies that developed and maintained the property, the company […]

(NEW YORK) — For the past 24 years, the U.S. and Russia have worked together to construct and maintain the International Space Station, where research has led to some of the most important discoveries of the 21st century. Now, 227 miles below the unrivaled laboratory, Russia has waged a war in Ukraine that’s pitted the country […]

(NEW YORK) — Idaho could become the latest state to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth. Lawmakers in the State House voted in favor of bill HB 675, which makes it a felony to provide such care. Now the bill goes to the State Senate. Anyone who provides or knowingly gives permission for a child or […]

(NEW YORK) — A police retired officer who was acquitted last month for shooting and killing a fellow moviegoer who threw popcorn in his face during an argument said he stands by his actions, saying he was defending himself. Curtis Reeves, 79, told ABC News’ Nightline that he wished the fatal fight between him and […]

(WASHINGTON) — The Department of Homeland Security Office of Intelligence and Analysis “identified specific threat information related to the events on January 6, 2021, but did not issue any intelligence products about these threats until January 8,” according to a DHS inspector general report released Tuesday. “Open source collectors in I&A’s Current and Emerging Threats […]