Justice Department Sues Alabama Over Prison Conditions
The federal lawsuit is an effort to get the state to improve prison conditions after negotiations with officials failed to result in voluntary change.
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Johns Hopkins, Long Believed An Abolitionist, Actually Owned Slaves, University Says
Researchers found census records showing the entrepreneur and philanthropist owned slaves as late as 1850, contrary to the long-held belief that his family freed all slaves when he was a boy.
California Struggles To House Thousands Of Homeless Placed In Hotels During Pandemic
When the coronavirus hit, thousands of unsheltered people in the state were moved into hotels under a plan known as "Project Roomkey." Now many are ending up back on the street.
Giuliani Leaves Hospital After COVID-19 Treatment
Leading up to his hospitalization, the president's personal attorney had been traveling the country on behalf of President Trump's failed legal attempts to overturn the 2020 election results.
After Increase In White Supremacist Incidents, LA County Turns To Hate Hotline
The largest county in the nation is hoping a hotline to report hate will give Los Angeles a better understanding of where discrimination is happening, and how it's impacting residents.
Federal Executions Pit The Trump Administration Against The Catholic Church
Opposition to the death penalty is "a teaching that deserves our respect," says Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley. "I don't think it can be simply disregarded."
In California, Health Workers Will Get COVID-19 Vaccine 1st. Who's Next?
California says it wants to consider "historic and contemporary injustices" as a factor in who gets priority after health care workers for a COVID-19 vaccine. Experts warn of legal problems.
Militia Group Leader Guilty Of Minnesota Mosque Pipe Bomb Attack
Following the conviction, prosecutors said Michael Hari's goal in bombing the Dar al-Farooq Islamic Center in 2017 "was to spread hatred" and "instill fear" in the community.
48 AGs, FTC Sue Facebook, Alleging Illegal Power Grabs To 'Neutralize' Rivals
The state and federal officials say Facebook's acquisitions of WhatsApp and Instagram violated competition laws and served to stifle rivals by giving the social network an unfair advantage.
DOJ, FBI Join Probe Into Casey Goodson's Shooting Death
Federal agencies are investigating the death of 23-year-old Casey Goodson, a Black man who was shot and killed by law enforcement in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday.