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Minnesota state Rep. Ruth Richardson and her son, Shawn, stand outside the Hallie Q. Brown Community Center in St. Paul, Minn. She represents areas south of St. Paul, about 15 miles from where George Floyd was killed.

How A Mother Protects Her Black Teenage Son From The World

Minnesota state Rep. Ruth Richardson doesn't want her teenage son, Shawn, a track athlete, to go running outside. "You can't do the same things that your white friends do," she remembers telling him.

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Nearly 90 former inmates are buried here on the grounds of the North Central Correctional Institution at Gardner. Before inmates, the state buried patients housed at what once was the Gardner State Colony for the "mentally disturbed."

Tempering The Cost Of Aging, Dying In Prison With The Demands Of Justice

Massachusetts has one of the highest rates of aging prisoners in the nation. A new law would allow parole for prisoners who can prove they are physically or cognitively incapacitated.

The Food and Drug Administration has seen a sharp increase in applications for drug to treat rare diseases. An oversight report found problems with how agency is handling them.

FDA Faulted For Lapses In Orphan Drug Program

The Government Accountability Office found breakdowns in the way the Food and Drug Administration evaluates drugs for rare diseases. The analysis came after an investigation by Kaiser Health News.

The Time I Was Accused Of Trying To Bankrupt Ohio University

How did I end up here? That was about all I could think one evening about a year ago, as I sat at a banquet table in the Baker Center at my old school,...

Rick Colyer votes at the Durham County Library North Regional in Durham, N.C., Tuesday.

4 Takeaways From The Big Primary Kickoff Night

Republicans dodged a big bullet with a convicted coal executive's loss of the GOP Senate primary. But they continue to be the party facing more division.

Union leaders in Lordstown hope to convince GM to send more product to the plant in Lordstown, which will begin building the third generation Chevy Cruze later this year.

Morning Headlines: Fresh Mark's History of Violations; Lawmakers Decry GM's Chevy Blazer Decision

Here are your morning headlines for Tuesday, June 26: Ohio lawmakers decry General Motors' decision; Akron to apply for $20M for nine road projects;...

Donald Trump lost the Ohio primary but showed strength in eastern border counties.

Morning Headlines: Trump Nominates Ohio Solicitor for Circuit Court; Smucker Shares Plummet

Here are your morning headlines for Friday, June 8: Trump nominates Ohio's Solicitor for 6th Circuit Court; Smuckers' stock plummets following earnings...

At Odell Brewing Company in Fort Collins, Colo., Scott Dorsch pulls down a box of hops from the Yakima Valley in Washington, the state that grows the most hops in the nation. "We would buy more hops than what Colorado could produce," he says.

The Bitter Boom-And-Bust Tale Of Colorado's Bet On Local Beer Hops

Even with the backing of state-based beer giant Coors, small farmers just couldn't compete with the Pacific Northwest. And with more people choosing wine and spirits, some craft brewers are closing.

Nuns and supporters demand the arrest of Bishop Franco Mulakkal, outside the High Court in Kochi in the southern Indian state of Kerala in September.

A Nun In India Accuses A Bishop Of Rape, And Divides The Country's Christians

A Roman Catholic nun says a bishop raped her multiple times between 2014 and 2016. The bishop denies wrongdoing and is out on bail. Some Indian Catholics are blaming the nun for tarnishing the church.

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