Arizona’s Oak Flat is sacred land to some Native Americans, but it’s endangered by a plan for a mine
Oak Flat, a mountainous area east of Phoenix, is an Apache sacred site where Native Americans gather to pray and perform coming-of-age ceremonies and sweat rituals.
1,145 people remain evacuated as crews dig containment line around Arizona brush fire
Crews have successfully dug a containment line around a brush fire in northern Scottsdale that has burned 3.9 square miles and threatened about 100 homes.
Hazy future for caregiver payments expanded during pandemic worries families
Families of severely disabled children across the country are worried about the future of crucial Medicaid payments they started receiving to provide care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sexual abuse victims’ chance to file lawsuits in old cases remains in question after court ruling
Louisiana’s Supreme Court has sidestepped a ruling on the constitutionality of legislation that gave adult victims of childhood sexual abuse a renewed chance to file lawsuits.
YNW Melly on trial: Medical examiners testify about gunshot wounds
Florida rapper YNW Melly left a trail of photographs, videos, and messages that a Broward Sheriff’s Office detective said were evidence of gang affiliation.
Deputies accused of abusing Black men are fired by Mississippi sheriff amid federal probe
All five Mississippi deputy sheriffs accused of beating and sexually assaulting two Black men before shooting one of them in the mouth have been fired.
Actor Julian Sands died while hiking on California mountain, authorities confirm
Authorities have confirmed that British actor Julian Sands died while hiking on a Southern California mountain.
EPA retreats on Louisiana investigations that alleged Black people lived amid higher cancer risk
The Biden administration has dropped investigations into whether Louisiana officials put Black residents living in an industrial stretch of the state at increased cancer risk.
US arrests 4 Mexican nationals in 2022 deaths of 53 migrants found trapped in hot tractor trailer
U.S. authorities have announced the arrests of four men they say were part of a human smuggling effort last year that ended in the deaths of 53 migrants, including eight children, who were left in a tractor trailer in the scorching Texas summer.
Canadian wildfires are causing unhealthy air quality again in Chicago and other parts of the US
Drifting smoke from the ongoing wildfires across Canada is creating curtains of haze and raising air quality concerns throughout the Great Lakes region, and in parts of the central and eastern United States.