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Josh Savani, the Director of Research and Information Office at NRA Institute for Legislative Action, attaches a suppressor on a gun.

There's Pushback After Virginia Governor Calls For Gun Suppressor Ban

6:31am June 21, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

The NRA says when law-abiding gun owners use suppressors, they can protect their hearing. Critics say when they are used by criminals, the devices make it harder to identify an active shooter.

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Concerns Mount In South Bend After A White Police Officer Kills A Black Man

5:58am June 21, 2019

by Justin Hicks

In South Bend, Ind., a white police officer shot and killed a black resident over the weekend. Mayor Pete Buttigieg came off the presidential campaign trail to deal with the fallout.

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New York's Aggressive Battle Against Climate Change

5:49am June 21, 2019

by Brian Mann

New York is set to enact plans to battle climate change. It would go further than some other states in cutting carbon emissions from electricity, buildings and transportation.

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Bella and Will Doolittle started their podcast, the Alzheimer's Chronicles, after Bella was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's two years ago.

Pulling Back The Curtain On Alzheimer's, Through Its Lighter And Darker Moments

5:00am June 21, 2019

by Brian Mann

During each episode of their intimate podcast, Will and Bella Doolittle chronicle aspects of her illness and the inner workings of their two-decade-long marriage.

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Arizona prisons officials have announced a ban on the book Chokehold: Policing Black Men by Paul Butler has been lifted after a national outcry.

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Arizona Prisons Lift Ban On Book About Mass Incarceration

4:00am June 21, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

The book's author is grateful that pressure on corrections officials persuaded them to rethink the ban, but it did not end his concerns over access to books among prisoners across the country.

The sanctuary at Briarwood Presbyterian Church, in Birmingham, Ala. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed legislation permitting the church to hire its own police force.

New Alabama Law Permits Church To Hire Its Own Police Force

11:34pm June 20, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

A mega-church says it needs its own police for security. Critics say the law will grant state authority to church officials and is unconstitutional, violating the separation of church and state.

In this photo, women fill out job applications at a JobNewsUSA job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla.

New Report Says College-Educated Women Will Soon Make Up Majority Of U.S. Labor Force

10:52pm June 20, 2019

by Dani Matias

This year U.S. women who graduated from college will likely make up a majority of adults with degrees in the labor force. The increase could signal greater earning potential for women in the future.

Gary Hairston, a coal miner for 27 years, spoke at the hearing. He has been diagnosed with Progressive Massive Fibrosis, the advanced stage of black lung disease.

Regulators Resist Call For Action In Response To Black Lung Epidemic

10:37pm June 20, 2019

A top mine safety regulator testified before Congress that no new regulations are needed to protect workers from deadly silica dust, despite an epidemic of advanced black lung disease.

Singer Anita Bryant (right) is led to the voting booth at her Miami Beach polling place by volunteer Leah Dezen in 1977. Bryant was the leader of the opposition group Save Our Children, whose members pushed for the repeal of a gay-rights ordinance in Miam

The Culture Wars Live On Between The LGBTQ Rights Movement And The Religious Right

10:12pm June 20, 2019

by Leila Fadel

An uprising around a New York bar, Stonewall Inn, 50 years ago sparked a movement pushing for LGBTQ civil rights. The success of that movement saw a powerful backlash from the modern religious right.

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In this March 14, 2017 photo, President Donald Trump meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Known simply as MBS, he oversees nearly every major aspect of the country's defense, economy, inter

In Rare Rebuke To Trump, Senate Votes To Block Saudi Arms Sales

8:27pm June 20, 2019

by Amy Held

With support from a handful of Republicans, the Senate voted Thursday to halt billions of dollars worth of arms sales, paving the way for a veto battle.