CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. — As Tropical Storm Hilary pushed through Southern California, stunned residents of the Panorama neighborhood all seemed to have the same question: Who are all these people? “We’re your neighbors,” resident Brett Anthony Vasquez recalled the people in his driveway answering. He and others came together Sunday night as historic rain flooded… Continue reading As Hilary bore down on one Coachella Valley community, neighbors got to work
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Olympic champ Tori Bowie’s mental health struggles were no secret inside tight-knit track community
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Olympic gold medalist Tori Bowie’s autopsy included an easy-to-overlook, one-line notation beneath the heading “Medical History:” Bipolar disorder. In and around track circles, where the champion sprinter’s absence is hitting particularly hard heading into Saturday’s opening in Hungary of the first world championships since her death, Bowie’s mental health struggles were more than an… Continue reading Olympic champ Tori Bowie’s mental health struggles were no secret inside tight-knit track community
White supremacist arrested for threatening jury, Jewish community during Pittsburgh synagogue shooter trial
A West Virginia man who is a known white supremacist was arrested Thursday for allegedly targeting the Jewish community in social media posts and online comments during the trial for the Tree of Life synagogue shooter. Hardy Carroll Lloyd, 45, was taken into custody without incident on federal charges of witness tampering, obstruction and transmitting… Continue reading White supremacist arrested for threatening jury, Jewish community during Pittsburgh synagogue shooter trial
California county repeals water regulations that Asian Americans say targeted their community
Many Asian American activists and community members in Siskiyou County, California, are celebrating a win in their fight against local water regulations that they say have led to discrimination and restrictions on human rights. The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors repealed a pair of water ordinances last week that barred water trucks — defined as… Continue reading California county repeals water regulations that Asian Americans say targeted their community
A Mississippi community takes on a U.K. energy giant over pollution concerns
During the last weeks of July, a handful of residents from Gloster, a majority-Black, low-income community in southwest Mississippi, prepared for a meeting with Drax Group, a U.K.-based energy company that operates a wood pellet production plant in the small town. They planned to present the company with a list of demands meant to address… Continue reading A Mississippi community takes on a U.K. energy giant over pollution concerns