Week In Review

Jerry Esters stands in front of American flag outside his Detroit home on June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Corey R. Williams) By Corey Williams, Linley Sanders and Simran Parwani ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT — Jerry Esters proudly displays the American flag each day on his Detroit home. A few miles away, Yvonne Pistochini says there is no…

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Ghost guns, provided by the New York City Police Department, are displayed in the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, in New York, Oct. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) By David A. Lieb ASSOCIATED PRESS A first-of-its-kind law in New York could force 3D printers sold for homes and business to come equipped with technology blocking…

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The Henry Ford Museum President and Chief Executive Patricia Mooradian, left, and Jawana Jackson pose for a photo outside Jackson’s reconstructed family home Friday, June 12, 2026, on the museum grounds in Dearborn, Mich. (AP Photo/Corey Williams) By Corey Williams ASSOCIATED PRESS DEARBORN, Mich. — A home where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and…

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People cast their vote during D.C. primary election at Shepard Park Elementary, Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) By Matt Brown and Linley Sanders ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Most Americans believe civil liberties like the right to vote are under threat, according to a new AP-NORC poll, while also continuing to…

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In this undated photo made available by Morenike Evans, Morenike Joela Evans (left) and her mother, Marlene Johnson, pose during Johnson’s Howard University graduation with a master’s degree in Religious Studies in Washington. (Morenike Evans via AP) By Corey Williams ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT — Former Associated Press reporter Marlene Louise Johnson, whose lawsuit against the…

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A man walks past a June 16 mural, in Soweto, South Africa, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) By Mogomotsi Magome and Michelle Gumede ASSOCIATED PRESS JOHANNESBURG — South Africa on Tuesday marks the 50th anniversary of the Soweto uprising when over 200 young people protesting against the apartheid education system were shot and…

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SEATTLE – JUN 14, 2025 – People marching with signs and banners supporting immigrant families – No Kings Protest March. Photo: Shutterstock By Ryan J. Foley ASSOCIATED PRESS Salt Lake City and its county have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Department of Homeland Security’s plan to open a giant warehouse in the city…

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FILE – An LGBTQ+ pride flag flies beneath a U.S. flag at the Stonewall National Monument in New York, on Oct. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) By Geoff Mulvihill and Amelia Thomson-Deveaux ASSOCIATED PRESS Acceptance of same-sex marriage and relationships in the U.S. has flattened after more than two decades of steadily increasing support,…

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Parade participants representing African Americans participating in the Civil War, march near the National Archives along Constitution Avenue in Washington to commemorate the Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2026, coinciding with the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) By Gary Fields, Linley Sanders and Nicholas Riccardi ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — As the U.S….

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A tribute to slain Native American teen Emily Pike adorns a fence near a vigil in her honor in Mesa, Ariz., Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Samantha Chow, file) The goal, backers say, is to identify patterns that could prevent the next tragedy. By Robbie Sequeira STATELINE.ORG After two 5-year-old Indianapolis girls separately died from…

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