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In this Sept. 13, 2017, file photo, Assemblyman Chris Holden, D-Pasadena, watches as the votes are posted for a measure at the Assembly in Sacramento, Calif. Hundreds of California-based corporations must have directors from racial or sexual minorities on their boards under a first-in-the-nation bill signed Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, by Gov. Gavin Newsom, that Holden authored.

California Gov. Signs Law Requiring Corporations to Have Board Members From Racial or Sexual Minority Groups

Supporters evoked both the coronavirus pandemic that is disproportionately ...

Supporters evoked both the coronavirus pandemic that is disproportionately affecting minorities and weeks of unrest and calls for inclusion that followed the slaying of George Floyd

People gather at the Breonna Taylor memorial in Jefferson Square Park as they prepare to march for the third day since the release of the grand jury report, on Sept. 26, 2020 in Louisville, Ky.

'It's a Very Unusual Situation.' What the Motion to Release the Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Records Says About the Case

While grand jury records do sometimes get released, it's very rare for a ju...

While grand jury records do sometimes get released, it's very rare for a juror to file a motion like the one seen in the Breonna Taylor case

Demonstrators after being detained by police officers during a protest against the death of George Floyd in Mott Haven, the Bronx, on June 4, 2020

‘It Was a Purposeful Trap.’ NYPD Planned Attack and Mass Arrests of Protesters, Human Rights Group Says

Human Rights Watch says in a new report that video shows NYPD officers trap...

Human Rights Watch says in a new report that video shows NYPD officers trapping protesters in the Bronx before beating and arresting them

Supporters of President Trump, along with members of the far-right Proud Boys, listen to speeches during an event on September 26, 2020 in Portland, Oregon.

President Trump Was Asked to Condemn White Supremacists. He Gave Them 'a Huge Win' Instead

At the first presidential debate against Joe Biden, Donald Trump was asked ...

At the first presidential debate against Joe Biden, Donald Trump was asked to condemn white supremacy. He didn't

A teacher leads her students into an elementary school in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020

COVID-19 Cases Are Rising Among U.S. Children as Schools Reopen

Children of all ages now make up 10% of all U.S cases, up from 2% in April,...

Children of all ages now make up 10% of all U.S cases, up from 2% in April, the American Academy of Pediatrics reported Tuesday

U.S. President Donald Trump and former US Vice President Joe Biden exchange arguments during the first presidential debate at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, on Sept. 29, 2020.

The Biggest Moments From the First Presidential Debate

President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden faced off on the...

President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden faced off on the debate stage during one of the most turbulent periods in modern American history Tuesday. A viral pandemic has killed 200,000 Americans and...

Flames from the Glass Fire consume the Black Rock Inn on Sept. 27, 2020, in St. Helena, Calif.

3 Killed in Northern California as Wildfires Force Thousands to Evacuate

Shasta County Sheriff Eric Magrini said three people died as a result of th...

Shasta County Sheriff Eric Magrini said three people died as a result of the fire, though he gave no details