College students taking up space and making demands for change. University administrators facing pressure to get things back under control.

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Police departments across the United States are reporting an increase in their ranks for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 killing of George Floyd, which led to a historic exodus of officers, a survey shows.

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Candace Parker always said she’d know when it would be time to retire. That day came Sunday.

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For college senior Nana Ampofo, an unconventional book club inside one of the nation’s largest jails has transformed her career ambitions.

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The Minneapolis City Council has agreed to pay a $150,000 settlement to an eyewitness who tried to intervene to prevent George Floyd’s murder and who says he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result.

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Less than one in 10 Black Protestant congregations are led by a woman, according to one estimate, even as more Black women are attending seminary

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Douglas, who became the first Black woman to win the Olympic all-around title when she triumphed in London in 2012, competed for the first time in eight years on Saturday at the American Classic.

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What started at Columbia has turned into a nationwide showdown between students and administrators over anti-war protests and the limits of free speech.

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Griofam, check out these snaps of our officials at the 2024 White House Correspondents' Dinner! Celebrating the First Amendment. 📸🎉 #WHCD

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Proponents of the apps say they help people living paycheck to paycheck, while critics say they are payday loans in a new tech wrapper.

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Police officers sometimes improperly encouraged paramedics to give shots to suspects they were detaining.

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The Biden administration issued final rules Wednesday to require airlines to automatically issue cash refunds for things like delayed flights and to better disclose fees for baggage or canceling a reservation.

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The family of a Chicago man killed when plainclothes police officers fired their guns nearly 100 times during a traffic stop filed a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday, accusing the department of “brutally violent” policing tactics.

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Tennessee’s Republican-dominant House on Wednesday spiked legislation that would have banned local governments from paying to either study or dispense money for reparations for slavery.

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Documentary photographer Tomesha Faxio captures the beauty of “wash day” in a collection that elevates a weekly routine into a treasured ritual.

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It’s almost time for AppleTV+ to unveil its highly anticipated new series, “The Big Cigar,” and the streamer dropped the first trailer this week.

Andre Holland stars as the infamous Black Panther leader in “The Big Cigar,” and he’s joined by an all-star cast.

Former Yankees star #BernieWilliams makes New York Philharmonic debut at Lincoln Center.

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#MeToo founder Tarana Burke has heard it before. Every time there’s a legal setback, the movement is declared dead in the water. A legal success, and presto, it’s alive again.

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The singer R. Kelly was correctly sentenced to 20 years in prison on child sex convictions in Chicago, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.

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A high school athletic director in Maryland has been accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate a principal on an audio recording that included racist and antisemitic comments, authorities said.

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