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The incident follows a string of other recent deadly shootings surrounding homecoming events at schools in Southern states.

Federal, state, and local authorities are investigating the offensive messages that have been sent over the last two days.

Morris Brown, a primary care physician, listens to Sarah McCutcheon’s heartbeat in the exam room at his medical office in Kingstree, South Carolina, which sits in a region that suffers from health care provider shortages and high rates of chronic diseases. Gavin McIntyre for KFF Health News KINGSTREE, S.C. — One morning in late April, a small brick health clinic along the Thurgood Marshall Highway bustled with patients. There was […]

This image from Phoenix Police Department body camera footage from Aug. 19, 2024, shows Tyron McAlpin, a Black man who is deaf, being punched and shocked with a Taser by Phoenix police officers when they responded to a call that he had committed an assault at a convenience store in Phoenix, according to police. Phoenix Police Department/AP A deaf Black man with cerebral palsy was allegedly beaten and tased by […]

Vice President Harris campaigns in Raleigh, N.C., on Oct. 12 — part of a push to try to shore up her support among Black men. Brendan Smialowski/AFP Vice President Kamala Harris is pledging Monday to legalize recreational marijuana, protect cryptocurrency assets and give 1 million loans to Black entrepreneurs, as part of her efforts to court Black voters who may be pivotal in the presidential race. Polls show that some […]