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North County Transit Breeze bus going under the Carlsbad sign in this undated photo.

Public Transit Hopes To Win Back Riders After Crushing Year

As President Joe Biden urges more federal spending on public transportation, transit agencies decimated by COVID-19 are struggling to figure out how to win back passengers.

Police officers walk near a fire burning in the street during May Day protests in Paris on Saturday.

Protesters Gather Across The World For May Day

Demonstrators in France rallied against the government's proposed change to unemployment benefits, while police and protesters clashed in Germany and Turkey.

Inmates pass a correctional officer as they leave an exercise yard at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, Calif., June 20, 2018 .

76,000 California Inmates Now Eligible For Earlier Releases

California is giving 76,000 inmates the opportunity to leave prison earlier. They include violent and repeat felons.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, participates in a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions confirmation hearing for Marty Walsh, in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 4.

Elizabeth Warren's 'Persist' Is Generous To Her '20 Democratic Rivals (Except One)

Warren fans looking for score-settling won't find it here — her book is not a juicy tell-all. Instead, it reads like a that of a future campaigner or a public servant who wants to continue fighting.

Rep. Mike Nearman, R-Polk County, chats with fellow representatives on the House floor on April 11, 2019, at the Capitol in Salem, Ore. He faces criminal charges after allowing far-right demonstrators to breach the state Capitol in December 2020.

Oregon Lawmaker Who Opened State Capitol To Far-Right Protesters Faces Charges

Oregon state Rep. Mike Nearman, a Republican who allowed far-right demonstrators to breach the state Capitol in December, now faces charges of official misconduct and criminal trespass.

The Hannah Duston statue in G.A.R. Park in Haverhill, Mass., has become the subject of fierce public debate.

Town's Statue Of Colonial Woman Who Killed Natives Sparks Debate

A statue of 17th-century English colonist Hannah Duston in Massachusetts has become a flashpoint in the ongoing debate about racist monuments.

The Hannah Duston statue in G.A.R. Park in Haverhill. The monument has become the subject of fierce public debate.

Statue Of A Killer: Monument To Colonial Woman Who Scalped Natives Sparks Debate

A statue of 17th-century English colonist Hannah Duston in Massachusetts has become a flashpoint in the ongoing debate about racist monuments.

North Carolina A&T State University is the largest HBCU in the country, and boasts more Black engineering graduates than any other university — HBCU or not.

Nation's Largest HBCU Sees Record-Breaking Donations

North Carolina A&T State University has seen an almost six-fold increase in donations — and the fiscal year isn't even over yet. Other HBCUs are also reporting a fundraising boom.

The U.S. has more than 31,000 post offices, but a recent report found that 42% of them were underwater in 2019. Here's a post office in Mission, S.D.

Roughly 40% Of Post Offices Operate In The Red. Could Banking Offer Them A Way Out?

Most post offices that don't meet their costs are in rural areas, but Congress has blocked them from being closed. Democrats like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez say postal banking might offer a solution.

This April 25, 2017, file photo, shows Exxon service station signs in Nashville, Tenn.

Exxon Posts $2.7B Quarterly Profit After Unprecedented Year

Exxon Mobil has reported profits of $2.73 billion in the first quarter after a tumultuous year led to major spending reductions. Some economists are projecting that demand for oil may never return to pre-pandemic levels.

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