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Civil rights groups sue Oklahoma over law banning critical race theory

Photo of Oklahoma stage flags flying next to the state capitol building
Updated Oct 19, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Congressman criminally charged with lying to feds

Rep. Jeff Fortenberry speaks at a committee hearing.

"Assassin's Creed," but for schools

An image of the nonviolent version of Assassin's Creed

School enrollment fell by almost 3 million from 2019 to 2020

Kindergarten student holds the hand of her father as he walks her to school
Updated Oct 19, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Facebook paying up to $14M to settle employment discrimination claims

DOJ Seal
Oct 19, 2021 - Technology

Google's Pixel 6 bets on better cameras, homegrown chip

Google's new Pixel 6 smartphone family, in various colors.
Oct 19, 2021 - Health

J&J expects $2.5 billion of vaccine sales this year

A blue glove holds a vial of the J&J COVID-19 vaccine.
Updated Oct 19, 2021 - World

Mapping repression in China's Xinjiang region

Report: U.S. Latinos near 50% homeownership rate

Real estate broker Alex Betances sits in front of a home ion Reading, Penn.
Updated Oct 19, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Celebrities are America's new politicians

Illustration of sunglasses with U.S. flag frames surrounded by camera flashes
Updated Oct 19, 2021 - Sports

Baseball's minor leaguers get a major win

Illustration of a home plate with a little chimney

Trump blasts "wacky" GOP Sen. Cassidy after "Axios on HBO" interview

Biden's carbon emissions-cutting pledge faces tough climb

Image showing the US net GHG emissions trajectory from 2020-2030.
Updated Oct 19, 2021 - Economy

Johnson & Johnson pulls the trigger on Texas talc gambit

Oct 19, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Poll: U.S. leadership approval rebounds from Trump low

Oct 19, 2021 - Economy

"No-code" miracle for startups

Amazon's small business shield

Illustration of a foldable chalkboard with the Amazon smile logo.
Oct 19, 2021 - Economy

Housing slowdown threatens China's economic muscle

China star from the flag

The new cold war panic

Illustration of the American and Chinese flags frozen in an ice cube.

Texas Republicans pass new congressional maps in their favor

The Texas State Capitol building stands past cars and pedestrians crossing the street at dusk in Austin
Updated Oct 19, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Trump sues National Archives, Jan. 6 committee to block records request

Trump
Oct 18, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Bob Woodward shares his final interview with "reluctant warrior" Colin Powell

An undated photo of former Secretary of State Colin Powell sitting at his home in Virginia.

UNC race conscious admissions process upheld by judge

Students walk through the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on August 18, 2020 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Oct 18, 2021 - Sports

Washington State fires head football coach for refusing COVID vaccine

Nick Rolovich
Oct 18, 2021 - Economy

SEC debunks conspiracy theories about meme stock mania

A GameStop Corp. store in Rome, Italy, on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021.

Breaking Biden's diplomatic logjam

Democrats brace for staredown over paid family medical leave

Rep. Richard Neal is seen delivering remarks.
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