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The Martin Luther King, Jr., statue was vandalized in Long Beach, Calif.

An MLK Jr. Statue Was Vandalized With Graffiti, Prompting A Hate Crime Investigation

A statue of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in a park in Southern California was vandalized with racist images. Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia called the graffiti "horrific."

Diagnostic Gaps: Skin Comes In Many Shades And So Do Rashes

Google "rash" online, and you'll mostly turn up photos of inflamed bumps on white skin. That's not so helpful for people of color, says a mom who's pushing for a more realistic diversity of images.

Facebook indefinitely suspended then-President Donald Trump's accounts in January after a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol.

Facebook Ban On Donald Trump Will Hold, Social Network's Oversight Board Rules

While the panel upheld Facebook's suspension of the former president, it said the company's indefinite ban was wrong and gave Facebook six months to either ban Trump permanently or reinstate him.

Former President Donald Trump addresses supporters during an August rally in Cullman, Ala.

Republicans and Democrats contemplate a future without Donald Trump

Both parties in Virginia and New Jersey were left to contemplate how Republicans ran well without Trump on the ballot or in office, while Democrats found it hard to hold recent gains in the suburbs.

Workers in protective suits clean the contaminated beach after an oil spill in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. The Coast Guard received the first report of a possible oil spill off the Southern California coast more than 12 hours before a company reported a major leak in its pipeline and a cleanup effort was launched, records show.

Oil pipeline planned even as California moves away from gas

A proposed oil pipeline in California that could allow ExxonMobil to resume production at three offshore platforms is expected to enter a critical phase of its government review next year.

The San Diego County Administration Building in this file photo taken on Dec. 13, 2020.

San Diego County Supervisors Vote 3-1 For Reproductive Freedom

After a lengthy and at times contentious public hearing, the Board of Supervisors voted 3-1 Tuesday to declare San Diego County a "champion of reproductive freedom."

Charities and state agencies are rushing to support people who were displaced by the partial collapse of a large condo building in Surfside, north of Miami Beach, with officials calling for donations from the public.

After Florida Condo Disaster, State Lists Ways To Help Victims

Some of the building's residents need specific items: officials are working to provide displaced families with bassinets, pack n' plays, strollers and gift cards.

People watch a TV showing a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 28. North Korea on Tuesday fired a suspected ballistic missile into the sea, Seoul and Tokyo officials said, the latest in a series of weapons tests by Pyongyang.

North Korea Has Fired A Short-Range Missile Into The Sea In Its Latest Weapons Test

The move has raised questions about the sincerity of Pyongyang's recent offer for talks with South Korea.

George Wein, backstage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in May 2012.

George Wein, Music Festival Pioneer, Dies At 95

A founder of the Newport Folk Festival, the Newport Jazz Festival and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival — and perhaps the most important jazz impresario of all time — died Monday.

Lawsuits: Federal Gov’t Fails To Protect Military Reservists Returning To Civilian Jobs

Claiming they are denied promotions and pay, reservists and guard troops are suing their civilian employers under a federal law designed to protect their civilian careers. Federal agencies are seeing some of the highest number of complaints.

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