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New crowdfunding efforts are helping to pay for trips from taxis and ride-hailing apps for Asian American Pacific Islander community members who don't feel safe walking in cities such as New York and San Francisco.

'A Sigh Of Relief': Crowdfunded Cab Rides Aim To Get Asian Americans Home Safe

In response to attacks against Asian Americans, there are efforts in some major U.S. cities to pool funds for taxi or app-based rides for people who feel unsafe walking or taking public transport.

Top: Owner and instructor Edmon Muradyan, 46, instructs Jae Chung, 49, and Anthony Refuerzo, 61, during a firearms training course organized by Asian Americans for Asian Americans at the Marshall Security Training Academy & Range in Compton, Calif. Bottom left: Bullet casings in the shooting range. Bottom right: A participant shows her paper target after her first time at a shooting range.

As Asian Americans Seek Safety From A Rise In Attacks, Some Look To Guns

At a recent firearms training session in southern California, a small group of Asian Americans had mixed reactions to acquiring a gun.

The UC San Diego Health Pharmacy team unpacks the first shipment of Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine, moving the doses into storage in -80 freezers, in an area they call the “Freezer Pharm.” Dec. 15, 2020.

Will Employers Be Able To Force Employees To Take The COVID-19 Vaccine? It Depends

Groundbreaking vaccines for COVID-19 started to be delivered to healthcare workers in San Diego on Tuesday. But when they're widely available, will employers be able to force employees to take them? The answer depends on a couple of factors.

Volunteers Serving As Lifelines To Isolated Seniors Amid Pandemic

A new program is meant to stave off senior loneliness — already widespread before COVID-19 but now intensified amid strict stay-at-home orders.

Gente de Zona's "Patria y Vida" (pictured, right: Randy Malcom in Miami) reclaims a slogan made popular at the birth of the Cuban revolution, "Patria or Muerte" (Homeland or Death), 62 years ago.

Explaining 'Patria Y Vida,' The Song That's Defined The Uprising In Cuba

The song, released in February, packs in plenty of historical and current references. The Alt.Latino team translated and decode the lyrics.

Staff Sgt. Romeo Pactores fought to remain in the US Marine Corps, Jan. 20, 2021.

Troops With Service-Related Mental Health Issues Say It's Unfair To Kick Them Out Of Military

Marines with PTSD and other wounds of war continue to be involuntarily discharged for misconduct, despite an efforts to keep them in the corps.

Generally, more education leads to longer and healthier lives — unless you are a Black man in America. Among the contributing factors is the isolation Black men often feel as they rise economically, says Thomas LaVeist, a sociologist and dean of the school of public health at Tulane University.

Education Usually Improves Health. But Racism Sabotages Benefits For Black Men

For most people, more education leads to healthier and longer lives. Not so for Black men. Racism's power in harming their health may be more persistent than previously understood, researchers say.

The Nobel Prize gold medal during manufacture at the Swedish Mint. Each laureate receives the medal, which has the likeness of Alfred Nobel on its face.

'Auctions Are Everywhere': 2020 Economics Nobel Goes To 2 Americans

Stanford's Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson are honored for their "inventions of new auction formats." Auctions are now used to price Internet ads, wholesale electricity and fishing permits.

Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo testifies in a Hennepin County courtroom during the trial of former officer Derek Chauvin, who faces three criminal charges over the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd.

Watch Live: Minneapolis Police Chief Testifies In Derek Chauvin's Trial

"It is my firm belief that the one singular incident we will be judged forever on will be our use of force," Chief Medaria Arradondo told the jury.

A memorial, pictured in Sept. 2020, commemorated the site where Daniel Prude was arrested in Rochester, N.Y. Prude died of asphyxiation after being restrained by police in March, and his family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit nearly a year later.

Daniel Prude's Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Rochester Police Officers

Attorneys representing Nathaniel McFarland, one of Prude's five children and the administrator of his estate, also allege civil rights violations and gross negligence in the lawsuit filed Monday.

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