About 50 migrants arrived in Martha's Vineyard, Mass., by plane yesterday, on a flight from San Antonio, Texas, that was paid for by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Massachusetts officials were outraged by the unannounced flight, calling it "a secret plot to send immigrant families like cattle on an airplane."
The White House is gathering experts, survivors and bipartisan local leaders for a summit to address hate-fueled violence. Today's "United We Stand Summit" will include remarks by Vice President Harris, a presentation on the state of hate-based violence in the United States and a conversation with a former neo-Nazi who has disavowed the white supremacist movement.
Residents of several states will vote in November on ballot measures that would change how their elections are run.
The "Promote the Vote" proposal in Michigan includes expanding access to early voting, absentee ballots and ballot drop boxes, and a new process for voters who don't bring a photo ID. In Nevada, a citizen-led amendment would establish open primaries, in which candidates from all parties are on one ballot and the top five advance. Arizona, another key swing state, wants to add identification requirements to the voting process.
Supplemental Security Income, a federal program meant to be a financial floor for people unable to work, hasn't kept pace with inflation, leaving many recipients homeless and unable to save for an apartment.
A new report looking at the world's response for the coronavirus pandemic reveals that countries' poor preparation, coordination and communication may have cost the world 17.7 million unnecessary deaths. Here's what we got right (not much), what we got wrong and how we can do better next time.
Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia's founder, is giving his multibillion dollar company over to a trust, with future profits being donated to fighting climate change.
Thursday night football is about to change. Amazon's Prime Video acquired an exclusive, all-digital rights package to stream Thursday NFL broadcasts and is paying a reported $1.2 billion per year.
In an effort to make the races more inclusive, organizers for the 2023 Boston Marathon and the 2023 TCS London Marathon say qualifying runners can enter as male, female or nonbinary.
Your lucky pair of socks are more significant than you think. In his new book, Dimitris Xygalatas explores how all kinds of rituals have tangible impacts on our everyday lives
About 400 workers in Albany, N.Y., will vote on whether to join the upstart Amazon Labor Union, which recently won a historic vote to form the company's first unionized U.S. warehouse in Staten Island.
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