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31 members of a white nationalist group were arrested for planning to riot at Pride

9:02am June 12, 2022

by Odette Yousef

A far-right group protested Pride festivities in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on Saturday, reflecting a larger movement across the country that has made LGBTQ communities feel less safe.

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How Buffalo is coping, one month later

8:15am June 12, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Phylicia Brown of Buffalo, N.Y., about how the community is doing after a mass shooting at a local grocery store on May 14.

Jennifer Hudson arrives at the 28th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Barker Hangar on Feb. 27, 2022 in Santa Monica, Calif.

How to watch the Tony Awards — and why Jennifer Hudson might make history

5:00am June 12, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

A Tony award is the final piece of the puzzle for Hudson, who is on the verge of reaching EGOT status — or winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.

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31 Patriot Front members were arrested near an Idaho Pride event

9:01pm June 11, 2022

by The Associated Press

Police said the men were planning to riot in several areas of downtown Coeur d'Alene.

Mo Donegal (6), with jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. up, crosses the finish line to win the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.

Mo Donegal wins the Belmont Stakes

7:45pm June 11, 2022

by Wynne Davis

Mo Donegal won the 154th Belmont Stakes, the third and final race of the Triple Crown series, at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., on Saturday. The horse was a top contender coming into the race.

Demonstrators attend a March for Our Lives rally against gun violence on the National Mall on Saturday in Washington, D.C.

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Thousands gather at March for Our Lives rallies nationwide to push for gun control

7:02pm June 11, 2022

by Dustin Jones

Speakers in Washington called on senators to act to pass stronger gun control measures. The rallies come after the shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas.

People participate in the second March for Our Lives rally in support of gun control in front of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.

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Photos: See the March for Our Lives rallies across the country

6:45pm June 11, 2022

by Nicole Werbeck

The student-led rallies push for gun violence prevention. Congress is facing pressure to act in the wake of several mass shootings.

Cody Patton, superintendent of Harrold Schools.

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A tiny Texas school district 'in the middle of nowhere' is arming half its staff

5:56pm June 11, 2022

by John Burnett

The only school in Harrold, Texas, has 100 to 125 students, and the district has 27 employees. Half are learning to shoot weapons because the nearest sheriff's deputy is at least 20 minutes away.

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First Peoples Mountain is the new name for a peak formerly named after a white man who helped lead an attack that left more than 170 Native Americans dead.

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Yellowstone renames a mountain after the history of its prior namesake comes to light

5:53pm June 11, 2022

by Kirk Siegler

The country's first national park has opted to change the name after research uncovered the involvement of Gustavus Doane in an attack that killed 173 Native Americans.

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March For Our Lives rallies across U.S. push for gun control

5:13pm June 11, 2022

by Jennifer Ludden

Around the country today, thousands rallied for stronger gun safety laws. Hundreds of events were scheduled in the wake of the most recent string of deadly mass shootings.