Racial profiling
FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2020, file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks during a news conference in Kenosha, Wis., as Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, left, accompanies him. Gov. Evers made it official Saturday, June 5, 2021, announcing his bid for a second term in the battleground state where he stands as a Democratic block to the Republican-controlled state Legislature. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
Wisconsin Democrats focus on beating Johnson, helping Evers

By Scott Bauer Jun. 05, 2021 09:19 PM EDT

Man charged with stabbing 2 Asian women pleads not guilty

May. 10, 2021 04:23 PM EDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man charged with stabbing two women of Asian descent at a San Francisco bus stop last week pleaded not guilty Monday. ...

Ida Chen, a physician assistant student, unfold a banner she carry at rallies protesting anti-Asian hate, Saturday April 24, 2021, in New York's Chinatown. Chen, who is American-born Chinese, join medical professionals of Asian and Pacific Island descent who feel the anguish of being racially targeted because of the virus while toiling to keep people from dying of it. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Asian American health workers fight virus and racist attacks

By Jennifer Peltz May. 07, 2021 01:17 AM EDT

Belgium's police-related racial violence concerns UN body

May. 03, 2021 11:26 AM EDT
BRUSSELS (AP) — A U.N. rights committee expressed concerns Monday about police-related racial violence in Belgium and asked the country to allow thorough...

Theologian Lisanewerk Desta poses for a portrait at his house in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Monday, April 26, 2021. Dozens of Tigrayan priests and deacons were detained in the capital, most for a month, according to Lisanewerk, who leads the library and museum department of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. He also said he has spoken with a detainee at a center near Harar who estimated that more than 2,000 people were held there. “I don’t have words. How to explain this kind of hatred?” he asked. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene)
'Clean out our insides': Ethiopia detains Tigrayans amid war

By Cara Anna Apr. 29, 2021 02:14 AM EDT

A Tigrayan employee of the state-owned Ethiopian Airlines, who said he fled the country after being released on bail, poses for a portrait at an undisclosed location in April 2021. “We need you very badly today,” he recalled federal police saying as they took him from his home without explanation. He said he saw almost 100 high-ranking military officials during his two months in detention ending in January 2021. (AP Photo)
'Clean out our insides': Ethiopia detains Tigrayans amid war

By Cara Anna Apr. 29, 2021 02:12 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2018 file photo Republican Jeff Bartos, speaks to supporters in York, Pa. Bartos is formally launching his campaign for Pennsylvania's wide-open 2022 U.S. Senate race, the highest-profile Republican candidate so far to run for the seat. (Ty Lohr/York Daily Record via AP, File)
Bartos declares candidacy for US Senate in Pennsylvania

By Marc Levy Mar. 08, 2021 08:00 AM EST

Man sentenced to 48 years in Maine murder trial

Feb. 25, 2021 09:52 AM EST
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A Black man was sentenced to 48 years for shooting a woman and leaving her lifeless body alongside a road in Maine's first murder trial...

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2021 file photo, Sen. Mike Woodard, D-Durham, speaks with Sen. Ben Clark, D-Hoke, right, and Sen. Jeff Jackson, D-Mecklenburg in the Senate chamber during the opening session of the North Carolina General Assembly in Raleigh, N.C. Jackson has announced he’s running for the U.S. Senate in 2022. Jackson unveiled his bid on Tuesday, Jan, 26, 2021. He's the second Democrat to enter the race to succeed Republican Sen. Richard Burr, who isn’t seeking reelection.(AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
N. Carolina state Sen. Jeff Jackson enters US Senate race

By Gary D. Robertson Jan. 26, 2021 11:21 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Iowa

By The Associated Press Jan. 18, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Des Moines Register. January 15, 2021. Editorial: Spend the legislative session on things that will improve the lives of Iowans ...

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press Dec. 14, 2020 02:14 PM EST
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Ohio newspapers: Republicans harming our democracy by cowering to Trump ...

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Sep. 25, 2020 11:56 AM EDT
Recent editorials of regional and national interest from New England’s newspapers: CONNECTICUT Lamont must attend to...

Black man must wear mask, over his objection, during trial

Sep. 11, 2020 09:35 AM EDT
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A Black man who is going to trial for murder must wear a mask even though he thinks it could prejudice jurors against him, a judge ruled. ...

Black defendant argues masks at trial could prejudice jury

Sep. 09, 2020 10:12 AM EDT
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A Black man who is going to trial on a murder charge believes jurors could be prejudiced against him if he is forced to wear a mask. ...

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2018 file photo, Tina Smith speaks in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Hannah Foslien,File)
Absentee and early voting surges for Minnesota primary

By Steve Karnowski And Mohamed Ibrahim Aug. 10, 2020 05:41 PM EDT

FILE - Yisroel Goldstein, Rabbi of Chabad of Poway, holds a yellow rose as he speaks at the funeral for Lori Gilbert-Kaye, who is pictured at left, in Poway, Calif., Monday, April 29, 2019. Anti-Semitic hate crimes in California rose nearly 12% in 2019 even as hate crimes overall declined statewide by 4.8%, according to a state report released Wednesday. Gilbert-Kaye was killed last year in the state's first hate crime homicide since 2017 during a San Diego-area shooting at the Chabad of Poway synagogue. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
Report: Anti-Semitic crimes rose in California in 2019

By Stefanie Dazio Jul. 01, 2020 06:36 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup:

By The Associated Press Jun. 29, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
Des Moines Register. June 23, 2020. No more waiting: Des Moines must approve real changes to policing practices “I...

Oregon county rescinds racial profiling mask exception

Jun. 25, 2020 06:17 PM EDT
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) — A coastal county in Oregon has rescinded a face mask policy that made exceptions for people of color worried about racial profiling after...

Poll workers instruct a voter on where to go to fill out their ballot during the Kentucky primary at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, June 23, 2020. In an attempt to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, neighborhood precincts were closed and voters that didn't cast mail in ballots were directed to one central polling location. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
2 Republicans opposed by Trump win in N. Carolina, Kentucky

By Christina A. Cassidy, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn And Alan Fram Jun. 24, 2020 06:50 AM EDT

New Mexico hospital under review over profiling allegations

By Susan Montoya Bryan Jun. 23, 2020 03:35 PM EDT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The findings of a recent survey at a women’s hospital in New Mexico are in the process of being referred to the U.S. Department of...