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2 dead in hot air balloon accident outside of Mexico City
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two people died and a girl was injured after the hot air balloon they were riding in caught fire near Mexico City, authorities said Saturday. Officials in the state of Mexico, which borders the capital, said the girl suffered burns and a broken arm. ...
Large numbers of Hispanics didn't pick single race in census
More than 43% of Hispanics either didn't respond to the question asking them to select their race or selected the “some other race” box on the 2020 census form, the U.S. Census Bureau said Tuesday, lending support to arguments that the federal government should change its race and ethnicity...
Autism now more common among Black, Hispanic kids in US
NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time, autism is being diagnosed more frequently in Black and Hispanic children than in white kids in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. Among all U.S. 8-year-olds, 1 in 36 had autism in 2020, the CDC estimated....
Texas, feds settle probe over $9B Houston highway project
HOUSTON (AP) — Federal authorities announced Tuesday they have lifted their hold of a more than $9 billion Houston area highway-widening project that has come under intense criticism from residents and activists who have argued the proposal would cause lasting economic and environmental damage to...
Latino Republicans push back on party's immigration agenda
MIAMI (AP) — More than half of the residents in the slice of Miami that includes Little Havana were born abroad. And when Republican U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar ran for reelection last year, she won by 15 percentage points. The GOP's dominance of Florida's 27th congressional...
Some Georgia prosecutors blast oversight, others support it
ATLANTA (AP) — Some Georgia prosecutors are blasting bills that would seek to discipline or remove them, while others say the oversight is needed. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday passed Senate Bill 92 on a 5-3 vote, sending it to the full Senate for more debate. On...
Florida Dems pick Fried to lead party after tough midterms
MIAMI (AP) — Florida Democrats selected former state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried as their new party chair on Saturday, hoping to move past a disastrous midterm performance in the onetime presidential battleground state where high-profile Gov. Ron DeSantis has helped cement Republican...
Texas mall shooting started as fight between groups
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A shooting at a Texas mall that left one person dead and three others wounded began as a confrontation between two groups in the food court, police said Thursday. The ages of those involved in the fight Wednesday at Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso ranged from late...
GOP election tactics no surprise to Wisconsin's Black voters
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Recent revelations about Republican election strategies targeting minority communities in Wisconsin's biggest city came as no surprise to many Black voters. A Wisconsin election commissioner bragged about low turnout in predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods...
Mayor: City of Providence gets 1st Latino chief of police
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A longtime member of the Providence Police Department has been named the city's new police chief and is the first Latino to serve in the position, Mayor Brett Smiley announced Friday. Cmdr. Oscar Perez is Providence's 38th chief of police. ...
