Amid rollbacks in abortion access, Planned Parenthood is opening a new clinic in southern Illinois to serve as a “regional haven for abortion access.”
Author: Grace Hauck, USA TODAY
From New Zealand to Italy, hundreds of thousands are protesting again for Earth Strike
Activists around the world, including Greta Thunberg in Montreal, take to the streets again to with a “General Strike to Save the Planet.”
Don’t let your guard down: Hurricane season 2019 has hit some records. And it’s not over yet
We’re still in the middle of hurricane season 2019, and that means coastal residents should stay prepared for possible more record-breaking storms
‘Inexcusable failure’: Chicago schools mishandled sex abuse claims, federal probe finds
An investigation by the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights found that Chicago Public Schools mishandled sex abuse claims.
Red Summer 1919: Tree memorializing black Americans killed in Elaine, Arkansas, cut down
A tree memorializing the African American lives lost in a 1919 massacre in Elaine, Arkansas, was chopped down this week in a possible hate crime.
NASA put a man on the moon. Now, the Smithsonian is putting a rocket on the Mall
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, thousands of Americans will have a chance to experience the rocket launch.
‘Wrong, plain and simple’: 50 years later, NYPD apologizes for Stonewall riots
Commissioner James O’Neill said Thursdaythat “the actions taken by the NYPD were wrong.”