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Democrats Increasingly Say American Democracy Is Sliding Toward Minority Rule

More and more Democrats say the system is out of whack, with key pillars of democracy under stress.

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden pauses while speaking after receiving an endorsement from Rep. James Clyburn earlier this week.

'I Will Win': What It Would Mean For Biden To Lose South Carolina

The former vice president got some promising results in polling leading into the primary this week. But even with a win, he still has lots of catching up to do to hope to win the nomination.

The U.S. Capitol is seen on the morning of April 29.

Democrats Increasingly Say American Democracy Is Sliding Toward Minority Rule

More and more Democrats say the system is out of whack, with key pillars of democracy under stress.

Joe Biden's Campaign Is On The Line In South Carolina

The former vice president got some promising results in polling leading into the primary this week. But even with a win, he still has lots of catching up to do to hope to win the nomination.

A scoreboard at the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course. June 17, 2021.

A Return To Torrey And Prime Time For US Open On West Coast

The US Open is back at Torrey Pines and back to prime-time for East Coast viewers. The USGA is starting to escape its reputation of favorite northeastern courses. Torrey Pines marks the sixth time in 14 years that a U.S. Open has been held out West.

A Swainson's Thrush observed on May 14, 2005, in Lucas County, Ohio.

Monuments And Teams Have Changed Names As America Reckons With Racism. Birds Are Next

As America tries to come to terms with its complicated racial past, efforts are underway to remove all eponymous bird names and to "decolonize the birding experience" to include more Black people.

Charles McClam cheers at a primary election night rally for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden in Columbia, S.C., on Saturday.

4 Takeaways From Joe Biden's Big Win In South Carolina

The former vice president won by nearly 30 points in South Carolina, giving him a big claim to being the principal alternative to Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination.

In this June 19, 2015, file photo, the men of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. lead a crowd of people in prayer outside the Emanuel AME Church, after a memorial service for the nine people killed by Dylann Roof in Charleston, S.C.

5 Years After Charleston Church Massacre, What Have We Learned?

In 2015, a white supremacist murdered nine worshippers at a historic African American church in South Carolina. The heinous tragedy prompted a racial reckoning that has lessons for today,

Michael Regan speaks during his confirmation hearing to be the Environmental Protection Agency administrator before the Senate Environment and Public Works committee on Feb. 3. In an NPR interview Thursday, Regan says technology that helps eliminate emissions is key to tackling climate change.

EPA Chief Says Biden Infrastructure Bill Will Help The U.S. Face Climate Change

EPA Administrator Michael Regan says the nation's water infrastructure needs to be "stronger and more resilient to face the climate change impacts that we are seeing right here right now."

Top: Kinston High School basketball player Taliyah Jones goes up for a shot. The girls basketball team was undefeated in their conference for the 2019-2020 season. Left: Sheriece Jones, Zykia Andrews and Quiaira Powell cheer for their teammates. Right: Sheriece Jones is helped up from the court by teammates Kahlia Hargett and Quiaira Powell during a game.

In A Small Town, Girls' Basketball Team Is 'Another Definition For Family'

In a rural North Carolina town, photographer Madeline Gray paints an intimate portrait of a girl's basketball team.

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