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Why most Black Americans say they never fly the American flag, according to a new AP-NORC poll
DETROIT | Jerry Esters proudly displays the American flag each day on his Detroit home. A few miles away, Yvonne Pistochini says there is no scenario under which she would allow the Stars and Stripes to cast its shadow where she lives. Both are Black. For Esters, the flag represents the opportunities that allowed the […]
This Stars and Stripes Pie is designed to wow on the Fourth of July
For the Stars and Stripes Pie in my cookbook, “50 Pies, 50 States,” I wanted something that would be a showstopper at any Fourth of July barbecue. I got fancy, using foil as a divider when filling the pie to mimic the color blocking of the flag. I used two fillings — strawberry and blueberry […]
Gender-bending is now part of menswear. Paris runways show how mainstream it has become
PARIS | This was men’s fashion season. The women were everywhere. They walked the coed Paris runways at Amiri and Ami. At Vetements, women modeled many of the “menswear” looks, and Sharon Stone closed the show in thigh-high boots. Inside fashion, none of this was eyebrow-raising. The gender blur was not happening on the margins. […]
Film academy invites 529 new members, including Jenna Ortega, the Safdie brothers and Jacob Elordi
NEW YORK | The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday invited 529 members to the Oscar voting body, a new class that brings the group’s membership to nearly double what it was a decade ago. Among those who received invites are “One Battle After Another” nominee Teyana Taylor, Josh O’Connor, Jenna Ortega, […]
Forensic pathologist Casey Bitting chose to succeed Kelly Lear as Arapahoe coroner
AURORA | The Arapahoe County commission on Tuesday appointed forensic pathologist Dr. Casey Bitting as the county’s next coroner following the retirement of longtime Coroner Dr. Kelly Lear. The appointment takes effect July 2. Bitting will serve the remainder of Lear’s term through January 2027. A Democrat, she is also the sole candidate for the […]
Trump administration’s Title IX enforcement questioned in Colorado school cases
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. DENVER | An all-gender bathroom in a Denver high school was at the center of the first sex discrimination investigation of the second Trump administration. A year and a half later, the federal Office for Civil Rights has taken no enforcement action. Neighboring Jeffco Public Schools, meanwhile, has […]
Venezuelans search more earthquake ruins as attention turns to humanitarian crisis
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela | With the window for finding survivors shrinking fast, Venezuelans combed Monday through more ruins of buildings toppled by last week’s powerful back-to-back earthquakes, and attention turned to the country’s humanitarian crisis that could persist for years. Relief organizations say the first 72 hours after a natural disaster is the most crucial […]
Sweltering Midwest heat cancels outdoor plans as cooling centers open and the East braces
DES MOINES, Iowa | Summer camps and other outdoor activities were canceled Monday as tens of millions of people across the Midwest endured a heat wave that is expected to spread eastward this week. Communities opened cooling centers and urged people to take it easy and stay hydrated. Forty-seven million people across big chunks of […]
San Francisco Archdiocese agrees to pay $395 million to settle child sex abuse lawsuits
SAN FRANCISCO | The San Francisco Catholic Archdiocese has agreed to pay $395 million to settle more than 500 lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by church officials, plaintiffs’ attorneys said Monday. San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone will have to write an apology letter to each survivor as part of the settlement. The settlement also requires […]
Israeli troops face resistance from residents as they push into a town in Syria
ABDIN, Syria | As Israeli troops and vehicles entered the town of Abdin in southern Syria, residents blocked the roads with rocks, and some young men and boys threw stones to push back the military patrol. Tensions in this part of the country created by a buffer zone occupied by Israeli forces have flared into […]