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Michele Norris discusses her new book on how Americans see race and identity

By Geoff Bennett, Alexa Gold

In 2010, journalist Michele Norris started “The Race Card Project.” She asked people around the world to send her a postcard, and in just six words, share their thoughts, questions, experiences and aspirations about identity and race. Geoff Bennett and…

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‘Stop Cop City’ attacks have caused costs to balloon for Atlanta police training center, officials say

By R.J. Rico, Associated Press

Officials say the longstanding and at times violent protests against Atlanta's planned police and firefighter training center are partially responsible for a nearly $20 million rise in costs connected with the project.

Columnist accusing Trump of sexual assault faces cross-examination in a New York courtroom

By Jake Offenhartz, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

The trial this week pertains only to what, if anything, a jury finds Trump owes Carroll for remarks he made as president in 2019.

Why the battle over Louisiana’s voting map could have national election implications

By Roby Chavez

Lawmakers face a Jan. 30 deadline to submit a redesign of the state’s six congressional districts after a federal court said the current map violates the Voting Rights Act by diluting the power of Black voters.

Transgender candidate facing disqualification in Ohio now cleared to run despite omitting deadname

By Samantha Hendrickson, Associated Press/Report For America

A transgender candidate vying for a seat in the Republican-majority Ohio House is now cleared to run after her certification was called into question for omitting her former name on circulating petitions.

Read the Justice Department’s full report on the Uvalde school shooting police response

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press

The Justice Department says police officials who responded to the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, “demonstrated no urgency” in setting up a command post and failed to treat the killings as an active shooter situation.

Anti-abortion activists brace for year of electoral challenges as they prepare for March for Life

By David Crary, Associated Press

Anti-abortion leaders know that their side has a seven-state losing streak in votes on abortion-related ballot measures. Even in red states such as Ohio, Kansas and Kentucky, outcomes favored protecting abortion access.

WATCH: Law enforcement response to Uvalde shooting a ‘failure,’ Attorney General Garland says

By Eric Tucker, Acacia Coronado, Lindsay Whitehurst, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press

A Justice Department report released Thursday identifies "cascading failures" in law enforcement's handling of one of the deadliest massacres at a school in American history.

Some New Hampshire residents want better answers from the 2024 candidates on the opioid crisis

By Holly Ramer, Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump, who once described New Hampshire as a "drug-infested den," has proposed using the military against foreign drug cartels, a view echoed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley.

Billionaire backers of new California city reveal map and details of proposed development

By Janie Har, Associated Press

The Forever California company plans to submit paperwork Wednesday to ask voters on the November ballot to allow them to build the city on agricultural land now protected.