Race and ethnicity

Inspired by Harris, many Black sorority and fraternity members are helping downballot races

HARTFORD, Conn. -- U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes isn't a member of the historically Black sororities and fraternities known as the…

3 weeks ago

Prison work assignments used to lure and rape female inmates. Guards sometimes walk free

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- It was after midnight when she crept down the narrow, dimly lit stairs carrying a bag of…

3 weeks ago

CNN bans conservative writer after ‘beeper’ comment to Muslim commentator

NEW YORK -- CNN has banned conservative writer Ryan Girdusky from the network following a contentious on-air exchange in which…

3 weeks ago

The ability to cast a ballot isn’t always guaranteed in Alaska’s far-flung Native villages

KAKTOVIK, Alaska -- Early last summer, George Kaleak, a whaling captain in the tiny Alaska Native village of Kaktovik, on…

3 weeks ago

Who is comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who insulted Puerto Rico at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally?

NEW YORK -- Of the nearly 30 speakers who recently warmed up the crowd for Donald Trump at Madison Square…

3 weeks ago

State alien land laws drive some China-born US citizens to rethink their politics

Diana Xue has always followed the politics of her husband, friends and neighbors in Orlando, Florida, and voted Republican. This…

3 weeks ago

King Charles tells summit the past can’t be changed as leaders ask Britain to reckon with slavery

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- King Charles III told a summit of Commonwealth countries in Samoa on Friday that the past…

4 weeks ago

Asian American boba brand finds opportunity after Simu Liu sparks cultural appropriation debate

Olivia Chen and Pauline Ang, friends and business partners on boba milk tea brand Twrl, have tried three times to…

4 weeks ago

Indigenous Australian who confronted King Charles III says she won’t be ‘shut down’

CANBERRA, Australia -- An Indigenous senator has intensified her criticism of King Charles III, again accusing the British monarch of…

4 weeks ago

Harris bets her policies can attract Latino voters while Trump touts his time as president to them

WASHINGTON -- Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump see economic policy as their best chance to win Latino voters. But…

4 weeks ago

In New York, a constitutional amendment provides election fodder for the left and the right

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Democrats pushed to get a constitutional amendment on New York's ballot because they believed it could energize…

1 month ago

His country trained him to fight. Then he turned against it. More like him are doing the same

MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. -- The U.S. military trained him in explosives and battlefield tactics. Now the Iraq War veteran and…

1 month ago

Obama’s callout to Black men touches a nerve among Democrats. Is election-year misogyny at play?

WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama had frank words for Black men who may be considering sitting out the election. “Part of…

1 month ago

‘The View’ co-hosts come out swinging at Donald Trump a day after he insulted them

NEW YORK -- The hosts of ABC's “The View” clapped back at Donald Trump on Thursday, a day after the…

1 month ago

What polling shows about Black voters’ views of Harris and Trump

WASHINGTON -- Black registered voters have an overwhelmingly positive view of Vice President Kamala Harris, but they’re less sure that she…

1 month ago

How Black leaders in New York are grappling with Eric Adams and representation

NEW YORK -- It wasn’t a shock to many Black New Yorkers that Mayor Eric Adams has surrounded himself with…

2 months ago

Israeli military orders the evacuation of nearly two dozen Lebanese communities near the border

Israeli military orders the evacuation of nearly two dozen Lebanese communities near the border

2 months ago

Vance criticized an infrastructure law as a candidate then embraced it as a senator

WASHINGTON -- As he campaigned for the Senate two years ago, JD Vance harshly criticized a bipartisan 2021 law to…

2 months ago

A tiny tribe is getting pushback for betting big on a $600M casino in California’s wine country

SAN FRANCISCO -- For decades a small, landless tribe in Northern California has been on a mission to get land,…

2 months ago

Harris hopes to turn Ukraine war to winning issue in battle for Polish American votes

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Democrats are stepping up their outreach to Polish Americans in this year's presidential election as Kamala Harris…

2 months ago