Search

Alice Paul, a leader of the National Woman's Party, unfurls the ratification banner with its new 36th star after Tennessee ratified the 19th Amendment on Aug. 18, 1920. The amendment prohibits denying the right to vote based on sex.

The Nudge And Tie Breaker That Took Women's Suffrage From Nay To Yea

Tennessee was the final state needed to ratify the amendment that secured women the right to vote. At the last moment, a young state legislator switched his vote to yes after his mom asked him to.

Workers line up to enter a Tyson Foods pork processing plant last month in Logansport, Ind. Some of the worst workplace coronavirus outbreaks have been in the meatpacking industry. Major meatpackers JBS USA, Smithfield Foods and Tyson have said worker safety is their highest priority.

Thousands Of Workers Say Their Jobs Are Unsafe As Economy Reopens

In places ranging from chicken processing plants to hair salons, workers say employers aren't doing enough to protect them from getting sick. Advocates blame a lack of mandatory federal safety rules.

Erica Ollmann Saphire, a professor and researcher at the La Jolla Institute, in a screenshot from a Zoom interview on April 10, 2020.

La Jolla Institute Leading Global Hunt For Antibodies To Coronavirus

There’s a new international effort to find a coronavirus treatment and it’s headquartered in San Diego. Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology are leading a global hunt for antibodies.

Tennessee freshman delegate Harry Burn and his mother Febb, who urged him to vote for the 19th amendment in a letter.

The Nudge And Tie Breaker That Took Women's Suffrage From Nay To Yea

Tennessee was the final state needed to ratify the amendment that secured women the right to vote. At the last moment, a young state legislator switched his vote to yes after his mom asked him to.

Korean soldiers spray disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus on a shopping street in Seoul, South Korea, last week. U.S. military stationed in South Korea and Italy have been ordered not to travel because of the outbreak.

U.S. Forces In South Korea And Italy Are Told To Stay Put As Coronavirus Spreads

There are some 45,000 Americans working at U.S. military installations in South Korea and Italy. Both nations have major coronavirus outbreaks and travel to and from them is being restricted.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo are calling on Congress to approve $500 billion in budget relief for states struggling with the coronavirus.

Governors Call For $500 Billion Bailout Amid Standoff Over Coronavirus Relief Funds

The National Governors association is signaling a growing dire financial picture for states as Congress spars over including state and local funds along with additional money for small business loans.

Edgar McGregor, with some of the debris he's collected from Eaton Canyon, part of the Angeles National Forest in Southern California.

Climate Activist Spends 589 Days And Counting Picking Up Litter In Calif. Park

Edgar McGregor, 20, says he has been cleaning up trash in Eaton Canyon every day for more than a year and a half. He declared it finally free of municipal waste on Friday, but says his work continues.

Empty parking lots surround an Amazon distribution center in Shepherdsville, Ky., that has been closed for cleaning after several employees tested positive for COVID-19.

Amazon Closes Kentucky Warehouse After Workers Test Positive

The closure of a Kentucky warehouse is the first confirmed prolonged shutdown of an Amazon facility. Workers in at least 10 others have tested positive for COVID-19, prompting shorter closures.

In recent weeks, U.S.-China relations have unraveled with alarming speed, and some analysts say they are now at their worst since the two countries normalized diplomatic ties in 1979.

Timeline: The Unraveling Of U.S.-China Relations

On Tuesday, the Trump administration ordered China's Houston consulate to close, amping up tensions in already fraught relations. Here are some of the key developments reshaping U.S.-China relations.

Breaking the Commandments With Pre-Code Hollywood

Films made between 1930 and 1934 have come to be known as pre-Code and display defiance of the self-censorship rules Hollywood laid down for itself. I will talk about the delicious naughtiness and sensational social realism of these films with Danny Reid of Pre-Code.com.

Search results for