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Mariluisa and Andrea Caricchia traveled 6,000 miles from Italy to spend their honeymoon at the Grand Canyon. Instead, they are exploring tribal land.

The Shutdown News Isn't All Bad For A Few American Indian Tribes

11:16am October 11, 2013

by Laurel Morales

The government shutdown has some American Indian tribes bracing for the worst. They've seen cuts to food distribution, child care and financial assistance. At the same time, a handful of northern Arizona tribes are seeing an unexpected spike in tourists who were turned away from nearby national parks.

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Jeremy Lin fans cheer during a game between the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers in March 2012.

Sports

'Linsanity': For Asian Fans, It Felt Just Like 'Young Love'

12:44pm October 05, 2013

by Hansi Lo Wang

The new documentary Linsanity retells the unlikely rise of Jeremy Lin as an Asian-American NBA star. Now playing for the Houston Rockets, Lin generated global buzz and a large Asian-American fanbase last year as a high-scoring point guard for the New York Knicks.

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2 Connecticut Police Officers Accused Of Intimidating Latinos

8:38pm September 23, 2013

Two police officers from East Haven, Conn., face federal charges that they conspired to threaten and intimidate members of the town's Latino community. Prosecutors say the men harassed people, made unreasonable searches and seizures, and used unreasonable force.

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Judy Bonner, the University of Alabama's new president, when the school's championship football team visited the White House on April 19, 2012.

University Of Alabama Moves To Integrate Greek System

8:48pm September 18, 2013

by Kathy Lohr

White sorority members told the school's student newspaper they wanted to recruit at least two black candidates, but their names were removed before members could vote on them. University President Judy Bonner has ordered sororities to use an open bidding process, which allows them to add new members at any time.

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'The Muslims Are Coming!' To Middle America

7:09am September 16, 2013

by Shereen Marisol Meraji

The documentary, The Muslims Are Coming!, is about some Muslim-American comedians on a U.S, tour to combat Islamophobia with humor. The comedians set up an Ask A Muslim booth and encourage passersby to play a quiz called Name That Religion. The goal is to familiarize more people with Muslims and Islam.

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For Native Americans, Mental Health Budget Cuts Hit Hard

9:49am September 12, 2013

by Laurel G. Morales

Suicide rates among Native Americans are already four times the national average. And with recent cuts in federal funding for mental health services across the country, suicide prevention programs may lose ground in the communities that need them most.

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Until the FBI re-opened the bombing case in the 1990s, much of the evidence surrounding the bombings was misplaced or withheld. Critical evidence in the 2001 conviction of Thomas Blanton was found in a discarded box.

National

Congress Honors Victims Of Infamous Alabama Church Bombing

10:32am September 10, 2013

by Debbie Elliott

The Congressional Gold Medals for Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley come 50 years after the black girls were killed by a Ku Klux Klan bomb. Just as the federal recognition is long in coming, so was justice.

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Instructions Not Included, a film starring and directed by Eugenio Derbez, was made specifically for a Mexican and U.S. Latino audience.

Latino Buying Power Gets Movie Studios' Attention

11:12am September 04, 2013

by Elizabeth Blair

The Spanish language film Instructions Not Included was No. 5 at the box office over the Labor Day weekend. Movie studios are paying attention to Latino audiences because they buy a quarter of the movie tickets sold in the U.S.

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Radio Station KYAY Is Lifeline For Apache Tribe

10:54am September 03, 2013

by Kirk Siegler

In eastern Arizona, there's a tiny, 1900 watt radio station that's marking its first year on the air. KYAY is licensed to and owned by the San Carlos Apache Tribe. For many of the isolated reservation's 13,000 or so residents, it's the outlet for community information, news and a lot of entertainment.

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World News

Paris Has Been A Haven For African Americans Escaping Racism

4:53am September 02, 2013

by Eleanor Beardsley

The City Of Lights became known as a beacon of freedom and tolerance for African Americans. Paris is rich in black history — especially from black Americans who have flocked there since the 19th century.

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