Politics

Civil rights leaders outraged as more minorities undercounted in 2020 census

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

The 2020 census missed an unexpectedly small percentage of the total U.S. population given the unprecedented challenges it faced.

WATCH: State Department spokesman Ned Price holds news briefing amid ongoing crisis in Ukraine

By News Desk and Associated Press

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has entered its third week, with Russian forces continuing to bombard major cities and desperate civilians hoping to escape through agreed-upon safe corridors.

WATCH: VP Harris addresses possible Russian war crimes in Ukraine with Poland’s President Duda

By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is embracing calls for an international war crimes investigation of Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and the bombing of civilians, including a maternity hospital.

WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds news briefing

By Associated Press

White House press secretary Jen Psaki defended the U.S. position delivering aircraft to a besieged Ukraine.

WATCH: Senate Energy committee holds hearing on ‘use of energy as a tool and a weapon’

By Associated Press

On Wednesday, the House overwhelmingly approved legislation that would ban Russian oil imports to the United States, an effort to put into law the restrictions announced by President Joe Biden in response to the escalating war in Ukraine.

WATCH: U.S. Census Bureau releases undercount of minority groups in 2020 Census

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

Civil rights groups are outraged that Black, Hispanic and American Indian residents were overlooked at higher rates than a decade ago.

U.S. inflation hits new 40-year high, jumping 7.9 percent over past year

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Propelled by surging costs for gas, food and housing, consumer inflation jumped 7.9 percent over the past year, the sharpest spike since 1982 and likely only a harbinger of even higher prices to come.

Vice President Harris endorses call for war crimes probe of Russia over invasion of Ukraine

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is embracing calls for an international war crimes investigation of Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and the bombing of civilians, including a maternity hospital.

Florida House approves creation of a police force to pursue voter fraud

By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

Voter fraud is rare and generally detected. There is also widespread consensus among election officials and experts that there was no fraud that could have impacted results in the last presidential election.

A look inside the 1st official safe injection sites in U.S.

By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

Two modest rooms in New York City are the first places in the United States where local officials are allowing illicit drug use to make it less deadly.