Praveena Somasundaram

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A county weighed renaming Negro Creek. Black leaders fought the change.

By: Praveena Somasundaram

A committee of community leaders in Johnson County, Kan., voted last month to keep the name despite some opposition and an unclear origin story behind it.

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He didn’t have a phone. So he noticed when the bus driver fainted.

By: Praveena Somasundaram

Steve Reeves, the father of the seventh-grader who stopped a bus during the driver’s medical emergency, said his son was alert because he doesn’t have a phone.

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Restaurant accused of profiling after couple told they smelled like pot

By: Praveena Somasundaram

A Black couple was told to leave a restaurant in Memphis after the manager claimed they smelled like weed, according to a lawsuit.

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S.C. governor’s office says he was joking about hunting Democrats with dogs

By: Praveena Somasundaram

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster sparked outrage over the weekend from Democrats, who asked for an apology and a retraction of the comment.

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After nearly 100 years, a library book was returned

By: Praveena Somasundaram

Jim Perry, who lives in Napa, Calif., found the book in an old box and returned it to the St. Helena Public Library this month.

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Florida restaurant sues Gov. Ron DeSantis over state’s drag ban

By: Praveena Somasundaram

Hamburger Mary’s in Orlando alleges that the state’s ban on drag performances in front of children has a “chilling effect” on First Amendment rights.

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Letter by Brian Laundrie’s mother made public after judge’s ruling

By: Praveena Somasundaram

In the letter, which was made public this week, Roberta Laundrie wrote that if her son was in jail, she would "bake a cake with a file in it."

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‘Robbed of his innocence’: Family sues after 11-year-old is shot by police

By: Praveena Somasundaram

Aderrien Murry, 11, was shot while coming out of his Indianola, Miss., home after he'd called 911 during a domestic disturbance, the family says.

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‘Drag Race’ queen says cancellation of military show is ‘all political’

By: Praveena Somasundaram

The decision came after pressure from conservative lawmakers, including Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), about drag shows and story hours held at military bases.

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An 81-year-old was attacked by ‘killer bees’ for 3 hours — and survived

By: Praveena Somasundaram

Carl Amos, 81, was mowing his lawn last month when he heard bees that would soon become a swarm.