Black immigrants are growing in numbers, but in the U.S. many often feel invisibleJune 4, 2023 4:00 AMBy Leah Donnella One in five Black Americans are either immigrants or the children of immigrants. But feeling embraced or understood by the U.S. can seem daunting for some, and impossible for others.
A federal judge rejects Tennessee's anti-drag law as too broad and vagueJune 3, 2023 11:12 AMBy The Associated Press U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker says the first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows is unconstitutional.
Polanco's RBI double gives Twins 1-0 win over GuardiansJune 3, 2023 8:53 AMBy The Associated PressThe Twins have won the first two games of the series and four of five overall. They played without Carlos Correa, Byron Buxton and Joey Gallo on Friday night, and Polanco was in his second game back after a stay on the injured list with a hamstring strain.
Play5min 35secAfter years of ever-shrinking orchestras, some Broadway musicals are going bigJune 3, 2023 7:32 AMBy Jeff Lunden Producers have been saying for years that large Broadway orchestras are not financially feasible. In fact, the issue led to a strike 20 years ago. So why are some shows bringing them back?
Play3min 37secAmazingly, the U.S. job market continues to roar. Here are the 5 things to knowJune 3, 2023 5:01 AMBy Scott Horsley Employers added a whopping 339,000 jobs last month, a stunningly strong number. Here are some of the key takeaways of the country's red hot labor market.
Play3min 35secCongress created changes to food assistance. Here's what they meanJune 2, 2023 7:00 PMBy Ximena Bustillo In an effort to avoid defaulting on the nation's loans, lawmakers created updates to SNAP, the nation's largest food assistance safety net. There are new work requirements as well as exemptions.
Here is the first livestream from Mars — a rare, almost real-time look into spaceJune 2, 2023 7:00 PMBy Juliana Kim On Friday afternoon, spectators had a chance to see the most current images of Mars possible — which take 3 to 22 minutes to reach Earth — courtesy of the European Space Agency.
YouTube will no longer take down false claims about U.S. electionsJune 2, 2023 4:19 PMBy Shannon Bond The Google-owned video platform's reversal comes as former President Donald Trump continues to baselessly claim the 2020 election was stolen
Xcel Energy will ask state regulators to reconsider electric rate hikeJune 2, 2023 4:00 PMBy Kirsti MarohnXcel says it will reevaluate its investments in the clean energy transition and is withdrawing a proposal to build a network of more than 700 electric vehicle charging stations.
Arts Briefs: Unexpected public artJune 2, 2023 3:30 PMBy Jacob Aloi, Alex Cipolle, and Max SparberThis week’s arts briefs look at the new season for Cantus, art at the capitol and a huge pencil. Also: Absolute Bleeding Edge looks at stripped-down Swedish glam rock.