A growing number of cities, states and universities are replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day, also known as Native Americans Day.
Author: Grace Hauck, USA TODAY
100,000 displaced, death toll rises, hospital closes as Turkish forces push into Kurdish-held Syria
Since Turkish forces launched a military offensive into Kurdish-controlled parts of Syria, border towns have been subject to heavy shelling.
‘Our lives are a ping-pong game’: Hundreds in Chicago demonstrate amid landmark immigration bill
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in downtown Chicago to voice concerns over an immigration bill, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act.
Chicago teens stage ‘die-in’ to demand action on climate change; one man arrested
Dozens of Chicago teens gathered across from Trump International Hotel and marched to City Hall Monday to demand action on climate change.
Journalist says CBP agent refused to return passport until he admitted to writing ‘propaganda’
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection official withheld journalist Ben Watson’s passport until he admitted to writing ‘propaganda.’
4 homeless men were beaten to death in Manhattan while they were sleeping, police say
Four homeless men were attacked and killed while they were sleeping in New York City early Saturday morning, police say.
Second man found guilty in the murder of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee in Chicago
On Friday, Corey Morgan was found guilty of first degree murder in the killing of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee in Chicago.
Jury finds Chicago gang member guilty in the murder of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee
A jury found gang member Drwight Boone-Doty guilty Thursday in the murder of Tyshawn Lee, a 9-year-old boy was shot and killed.
Planned Parenthood to open major clinic in Illinois as ‘regional haven’ for abortion access
Amid rollbacks in abortion access, Planned Parenthood is opening a new clinic in southern Illinois to serve as a “regional haven for abortion access.”
From New Zealand to Italy, hundreds of thousands are protesting again for Earth Strike
Activists around the world, including Greta Thunberg in Montreal, take to the streets again to with a “General Strike to Save the Planet.”