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Justices Rule Teachers At Religious Schools Aren't Protected By Fair Employment Laws

The 7-2 decision carving out a religious exemption could potentially affect other employees of religious hospitals, universities and charities.

Dr. Tiffany Chioma Anaebere near her home in Emeryville in this undated photo. She said after watching the video of George Floyd being killed, she felt "debilitatingly depressed."

'I Feel So Overwhelmed': COVID-19 And Police Violence Takes A Toll On Black Health Care Workers

While the COVID 19 pandemic has been stressful for health care workers across the board, it's been especially hard on Black doctors. They're working long hours away from their families while trying to process the disturbing images of police brutality in the news right now.

Businesses near the intersection of 13th Street and Imperial Beach Boulevard in Imperial Beach, April 26, 2021.

Businesses In San Diego's Majority White Communities Received By Far The Most PPP Loans

In some white and wealthy Census tracts, upwards of 99% of businesses got federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Meanwhile, in some low-income minority tracts, fewer than 5% received funds.

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was one of many global health leaders who spoke bluntly about the pandemic at annual meetings that conclude on Tuesday. Discussing the lack of priority given to vaccines for poor countries, he stated, "The world is on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure."

'Everything Broke': Global Health Leaders On What Went Wrong In The Pandemic

Six takeaways from discussions at the annual meeting of the World Health Organization's Executive Board.

COVID-19 testing signs are placed at the PedEast crossing in San Ysidro, August 12, 2020.

COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts American Indian Students Significantly, Survey Finds

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it an educational inequity crisis in California that has had a particularly damaging effect on American Indian students, according to the results of a Cal State San Marcos-led survey.

Christy Lefteri's novel The Beekeeper of Aleppo has won the third annual Aspen Words Literary Prize.

'The Beekeeper Of Aleppo' Wins 2020 Aspen Words Literary Prize

Christy Lefteri's novel of the Syrian refugee crisis won the third annual award, which doles out $35,000 for fiction that illuminates a pressing social issue.

Jean Lowe's new site-specific installation at Quint ONE, "POW!," pictured on Oct. 14, 2020, is a conceptual look at the portrayals of women in art as "all nostrils and teeth and boobs."

Artist Jean Lowe Plays With Depictions Of Women

A new site-specific installation at Quint ONE, "POW!" is a conceptual look at the portrayals of women in art as "all nostrils and teeth and boobs."

A survey of women ages 18 to 44 found that for an estimated 3.3 million women in that age group, their first sexual experience was rape. Researchers say if the numbers included all women they'd be much higher.

'Tip Of The Iceberg' — 1 In 16 Women Reports First Sexual Experience As Rape

The average age of those who were raped was around 15, and their assailants were typically older partners. Women who were raped had a greater likelihood of long-term health problems.

Assistant Principal Miles Carey oversees a Rocket League practice at Washington-Liberty High School in Arlington, Va.

As Esports Take Off, High School Leagues Get In The Game

Today, more than 170 colleges and universities offer esports. And there's money on the table — more than $16 million in college scholarships. Naturally, high schools have followed suit.

A woman walks in a park along Yangtze River in Wuhan on Jan. 19, 2021. Residents of the city of 11 million, which was the first epicenter of COVID-19, have conflicting emotions as they reckon with the aftermath of the virus and their 76-day lockdown.

Wuhan's Lockdown Memories 1 Year Later: Pride, Anger, Deep Pain

Jan. 23 marks the one-year anniversary of the strict lockdown imposed on the first epicenter of COVID-19. Here's what residents have to say about their experience.

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