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FILE - Ketanji Brown Jackson, nominated to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on pending judicial nominations, April 28, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

At least 3 judges eyed as Biden mulls Supreme Court pick

President Joe Biden is eyeing at least three judges for an expected vacancy on the Supreme Court, and each of them would fulfill his campaign pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the nation’s highest court.

Delta Health Center, in rural northwest Mississippi, was founded in the 1960s and is one of the country's first community health centers. Delta's leaders say community health centers all over the U.S. are trusted institutions which can help distribute COVID-19 vaccines.

With Roots In Civil Rights, Community Health Centers Push For Equity In The Pandemic

A federally-funded clinic in rural Mississippi embodies the history of community health centers in the U.S., and shows how these safety-net clinics can help minority patients during the pandemic.

Keidy Ventura, 17, receives her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in West New York, N.J. Pfizer has asked federal regulators to expand the eligibility for booster shots to include 16- and 17-year-olds.

Pfizer wants the FDA to let 16- and 17- year-olds get a COVID-19 booster shot

Pfizer's CEO says the vaccine maker has asked federal regulators to authorize boosters for 16- and 17-year-olds. Currently, only people 18 and over are eligible for a booster in the U.S.

Mexico's National Surf Team at the 1968 Word Championships in Puerto Rico. Members include Ignacio Felix, Rocky Changala, David Zarate and Carlos Hernandez.

The story of Mexico’s surfing history is finally being told

Two surfers from Ensenada have started a podcast and an Instagram account that details the history of how the sport took hold in Mexico.

Two sisters fight for Vietnam's independence

The novel Bronze Drum explores the legend of the sisters' rebellion against Chinese rule and the idea of collective memory as resistance.

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, right, pictured with Gov. John Bel Edwards in 2020, said the court action halts President Biden's administration from "moving forward with his unlawful overreach."

Appeals court temporarily halts Biden vaccine mandate for larger businesses

A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily blocked the Biden administration's vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 or more workers.

Demonstrators gathered in Washington on Saturday for the Poor People's Campaign to protest inequality.

Poor People's Campaign rallies in Washington to mobilize low-income voters

A few thousand activists, advocacy groups, and religious leaders protested in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. They are calling for what they say is a Third Reconstruction.

Emergency personnel respond to a small plane crash in Miami on Saturday.

A small plane crashed on a bridge near Miami, striking an SUV

Drone video on social media shows the plane crumpled on the Haulover Inlet Bridge with a damaged SUV nearby.

Abortion rights protesters in Louisville, Ky., after the Supreme Court announced it had voted to overturn <em>Roe v. Wade</em>. On Monday, abortion rights advocates filed a lawsuit arguing that the Kentucky state constitution protects the right to abortion.

With Roe overturned, state constitutions are now at the center of the abortion fight

In a sense, what was one battleground has become 50, as advocates on both sides of the abortion issue race to put the issue before state constitutions. Half a dozen lawsuits are already in court.

People line up to receive the monkeypox vaccine.

Talking about monkeypox? Then you should be talking about sex

Despite the possibility of stigmatizing queer sex, experts say it's important to keep sex at the center of the conversation around monkeypox.

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