May 04 Watch 3:42 Roxane Gay's Brief But Spectacular take on effective ways of being heard By Melissa Williams Roxane Gay has used writing as a means to untangle and communicate her own trauma since childhood. Now a successful author, professor and mentor to many, she advises young women and aspiring writers on how to harness their voices. Gay… Continue watching
May 04 Satanic Temple asks Boston to fly flag after Supreme Court ruling By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press Mayor Michelle Wu's office said it's reviewing the high court's decision and the city's flag raising program. Continue reading
May 04 Black-majority town in Tennessee halts state takeover in settlement deal By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press The small town of Mason has announced it has reached a deal halting the threat of a takeover of its finances by the state of Tennessee. Continue reading
May 04 New Mexico wildfire threatens Rocky Mountain town By Susan Montoya Bryan, Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said 15,500 homes have been evacuated while the blaze burns near towns dotting mountainsides, towering ponderosa pine forests and meadows. Continue reading
May 04 Transgender kids tend to maintain their identities as they grow up, study suggests By Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press After five years, 94 percent of children studied were living as transgender and almost two-thirds were using either puberty-blocking medication or sex hormones. Continue reading
May 04 Intuit to pay $141 million for 'free' ad campaign By Associated Press New York's attorney general is announcing that the company behind the TurboTax tax-filing program will pay $141 million to customers across the United States who were deceived by misleading promises of free tax-filing services. Continue reading
May 04 U.S. poised to restrict abortion access as other nations expand availability By Astrid Suárez, Christopher Sherman, Associated Press As women in the United States find themselves on the verge of possibly losing the constitutional right to access abortion services, courts in other parts of the world, including in many historically conservative societies, have moved in the opposite direction. Continue reading
May 04 Black and Hispanic people have the most to lose if Roe is overturned By Emily Wagster Pettus, Leah Willingham, Associated Press Associated Press research shows that if the Court allows states to ban abortions, minority women will bear the brunt of it. Continue reading
May 03 Tim Ryan wins Ohio Democratic Senate primary By Jill Colvin, Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press Ohio Democrat Tim Ryan has cruised his way to his party's nomination for an open Senate seat and will now take on the winner of one of the most contentious and closely watched Republican primaries in the nation. Continue reading
May 03 Watch 4:23 Leaked Supreme Court opinion on abortion sends shockwaves across the nation By John Yang, Harry Zahn, Eliot Barnhart An early draft of a coming Supreme Court decision, leaked to the public late Monday, suggests that by this summer a majority of the justices will overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision of 50 years ago that established a… Continue watching