How foreign operations are manipulating social media to influence your views
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Kamala Harris has spoken of her racial backgrounds − but a shared identity isn’t enough to attract supporters
In order to effectively appeal to Asian American voters, Harris could demonstrate first that she identifies as Asian in order to invoke their shared identity. She could also show that she both ...
Why wildfires started by human activities can be more destructive and harder to contain
Wildfires rely on three key elements to spread: conducive weather, dry fuel and an ignition source. Each of these factors has undergone pronounced changes in recent decades. While climate change sets ...
These police officers had red flags in their past, then used force in a case that ended in death
A police officer in Minnesota was suspended for threatening to shoot a passenger in the head after an unauthorized high-speed chase. In Paterson, New Jersey, an officer threw a handcuffed woman to the ...
How Tucson police handled a death like George Floyd’s when leaders thought it would never happen
Carlos Adrian Ingram Lopez was naked and high on cocaine when the officers confronted him in the house’s cramped, unlit garage. One officer told him to get on the ground and he did, a flashlight ...
Takeaways from AP investigation on the struggle to change a police department
Internal records obtained by The Associated Press shed new light on how the Tucson Police Department handled the deaths and their aftermath. The AP’s investigation also shows how a department’s ...
Man shot during Bridgeport carjacking on Wood Avenue Monday night, city official says
A spokesperson for the city of Bridgeport said the carjacking occurred in the 1200 block of Wood Avenue at around 8:49 p.m.
3 killed when a medical helicopter headed to pick up a patient crashes in Kentucky
The crash was reported Monday evening in Owenton near state Highway 22, Kentucky State Police said in a news release. Troopers determined that an Air Evac Lifeteam flight crashed, killing the three ...
A series of deaths and the 'Big Fight': Uncovering police force in one Midwestern city
The Big Fight at the Southwest Indiana Law Enforcement Academy underscores a culture of aggression that persists at some ...
Video shows car engulfed in flames in Ansonia after witnesses pulled driver from wreck, police say
Ansonia police said witnesses pulled a driver from a burning car Monday night following a crash at Kingston Drive and East ...
Biden sets a 10-year deadline for US cities to replace lead pipes and make drinking water safer
WASHINGTON (AP) — A decade after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap ...
Biden makes rare dip into battleground state fray with visit to Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
Casey grew up on the same street as Biden in Scranton. Their families have known each other for decades, and he’s campaigned ...