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By Steven Ragsdale This past weekend, thousands gathered in Alabama for the annual Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee Celebration, retracing the famous steps across the Edmund Pettus Bridge where civil rights marchers once faced violence for demanding the right to vote. As the nation reflected on that history, many of today’s and yesterday’s activists also mourned […]
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INDIANAPOLIS — The UCLA women’s basketball team left little doubt about its dominance this season.

Anne To | Contributing Writer | California Local News Fellow From Carson to East Los Angeles, a large majority of Los Angeles County had a pollution burden higher than 90% of California, according to the draft CalEnviroScreen 5.0, which was released on Jan. 28. This percentage has only increased compared to the previous CalEnviroScreen release […]

Mzee Mason Byrd, a 106-year-old African American woman, is being honored for her wisdom and cultural significance, having outlived three of her eight children, all of her siblings, and many friends, while living an active and fulfilling life.
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Compiled From Wire Reports MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday commuted the death sentence of a 75-year-old inmate who was set to be executed this week, even though he was not in the building when the victim was killed. Ivey reduced Charles “Sonny” Burton’s sentence to life in prison without possibility of […]