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Trump’s Education Dept. backs away from addressing civil rights for Blacks
By Annie Ma Contributing Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — For generations, the federal government enforced civil rights law with an eye…
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U.S. attorney opens investigations into California’s elections
By Michael Blood and Nicholas Riccardi Contributing Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles said…
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Officer who fatally shot mentally ill Black man faces day in court
By Dave Collins Contributing Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A white police officer in Connecticut who repeatedly shot a Black…
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State’s economy runs on labor Trump wants to deport
By Mark Kreidler Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — The Trump administration’s repeated attacks on California’s immigrant communities over the past…
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Supreme Court revives ‘intentionally discriminatory’ map, NAACP says
By David Lieb and Mark Sherman Contributing Writers WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The Supreme Court this week allowed Alabama to…
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Military families say they’re getting short-changed
By Marcus Baram Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — On April 21, nearly two months into the Iran war, the Pentagon…
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Top Republican hopeful for governor says state has lost its way
By Sophie Austin Contributing Writer SACRAMENTO (AP) — Steve Hilton has painted California as a state bursting with potential that…
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Family ‘heartbroken’ over acquittal of store owner in killing of Black teen
Wave Staff and Wire Report COLUMBIA, S.C — Relatives of a 14-year-old boy who was shot and killed by a…
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Advocates say voting rights ruling is reshaping Black politics
By Edward Henderson Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — U.S. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus whose…
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Embassies in Africa that can issue U.S. visas to be slashed
By MATTHEW LEE and SAM MEDNICK Contributing Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department plans to drastically slash the number…
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