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Nation May 24

Ken Burns on heavyweight champion Jack Johnson and the legacy of racism

By Murrey Jacobson

Pardoned boxer Jack Johnson just ‘wanted to live well,’ Ken Burns says

President Trump granted a rare posthumous pardon to Jack Johnson, boxing's first African-American heavyweight champion. An all-white jury convicted him in 1913 of violating the federal Mann Act, which made it illegal to transport women across state lines for "immoral…

Publicity still of American boxer Jack Johnson in the boxing documentary 'Jack Johnson' (Big Fights/Continental Pictures), 1970. (Photo by John D. Kisch/Separate Cinema Archive/Getty Images)

Donald Trump pardons heavyweight boxer Jack Johnson for 1913 conviction

Jack Johnson is a legendary figure in boxing, who crossed over into popular culture decades ago with biographies, dramas and documentaries following the civil rights era.

By Associated Press

Nation Jun 24

Hundreds of migrant children transferred from Texas facility with ‘inhumane’ conditions

By William Brangham

World Jun 24

What’s an advanced Russian warship doing in Havana harbor?

By Michael Weissenstein, Andrea Rodriguez, Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

Politics Jun 24

WATCH: Ryan thinks Biden would have better chance against Trump than other 2020 Democrats

By Molly Finnegan

Politics Jun 24

Ex-White House aide to answer written questions for Congress

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

FOREST CITY, NC - APRIL 19: An employee walks past servers in one of four server rooms at the new Facebook Data Center on April 19, 2012 in Forest City, North Carolina. The company began construction on the facility in November 2010 and went live today, serving the 845 million Facebook users worldwide. (Photo by Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images)

Politics Jun 24

Bill would require tech companies to tell you what your data is worth

By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press

President Donald Trump signs an executive order imposing fresh sanctions on Iran as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Vice President Mike Pence look on in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on June 24, 2019. Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters

World Jun 24

WATCH: Trump signs sanctions targeting Iran

By Associated Press

Delegation members representing Milan Cortina celebrate after the city won the bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympic Games during the 134th Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), at the SwissTech Convention Centre, in Lausanne, Switzerland on June 24, 2019. Photo by Philippe Lopez/Pool via Reuters

World Jun 24

Italy chosen to host the 2026 Winter Olympics

By Graham Dunbar, Daniella Matar, Associated Press

Palestinian women burn posters depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a protest against Bahrain's workshop for U.S. peace plan, in the southern Gaza Strip on June 18, 2019. Photo by Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters

World Jun 24

U.S. pushes Palestinian economic plan despite doubts, hostility

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

President Donald Trump signs an executive order on immigration policy in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, June 20, 2018. Photo by Leah Millis/Reuters

Nation Jun 24

WATCH: Trump signs executive order to make health care prices more transparent

The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen in Washington, on March 26, 2019. Photo by Brendan McDermid/Reuters

Nation Jun 24

Justices say scandalous trademarks law is unconstitutional

By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz, on December 21, 2018. Photo by Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters

World Jun 24

Trump suggests other countries should pay the U.S. for protecting tankers

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks on stage at the Presidential Candidate Forum hosted by NALEO at Telemundo Center in Miami, Florida, on June 21, 2019. Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters

Politics Jun 24

O’Rourke proposes a tax to fund veterans’ health care costs

By Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate and Washington State Governor Jay Inslee campaigns during a SEIU California Democratic Delegate Breakfast in San Francisco, California, on June 1, 2019. Photo by Stephen Lam/Reuters

Politics Jun 24

2020 hopeful Inslee proposes ending government partnership with fossil fuels

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Wind turbines generate power on a farm near Throckmorton, Texas on August 24, 2018. Photo by Nick Oxford/Reuters

Nation Jun 24

Medical groups warn climate change is a ‘health emergency’

By Elana Schor, Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks during the SC Democratic Convention in Columbia, South Carolina, on June 22, 2019. Photo by Randall Hill/Reuters

Politics Jun 24

Sanders unveils bill to cancel all student debt

By Laurie Kellman, Elana Schor, Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks at the SC Democratic Convention in Columbia, South Carolina, on June 22, 2019. Photo by Randall Hill/Reuters

Politics Jun 24

Buttigieg criticized at town hall after South Bend police shooting

By Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the SC Democratic Convention in Columbia, South Carolina, on June 22, 2019. Photo by Randall Hill/Reuters

Politics Jun 24

Biden says Dreamers should be granted citizenship immediately

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

President Donald Trump waves to the press as he returns to the White House, in Washington, DC, on June 23, 2019, after a day at the presidential retreat Camp David, Maryland, and afternoon at his Trump National club in Sterling, Virginia. Photo by Mike Theiler/Reuters

World Jun 24

Trump puts Saudi arms sales above inquiry into Khashoggi killing

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo comes off an escalator with Saudi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf, as Pompeo arrives in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia June 24, 2019. Photo by Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via Reuters

World Jun 24

Pompeo in Saudi Arabia amid heightened tensions with Iran

By Aya Batrawy, Associated Press

World Jun 23

A look at the 2026 Winter Olympic bids in Monday’s vote

By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press