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Akron police release bodycam footage of the fatal shooting of Jayland Walker

Black motorist Jayland Walker was shot dozens of times last week by police in Akron, Ohio. Outrage has roiled the city, as protesters call for police officers to be held accountable.

Akron police release bodycam footage of the fatal shooting of Jayland Walker

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Examining commuters' sluggish return to mass transit

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Even with gas prices at record highs, people are not flocking to mass transit in urban areas. Public transportation has a lot of work to do to lure people back.

Examining commuters' sluggish return to mass transit

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It's been a rough summer so far for air travelers

Airlines struggle to accommodate high demand this weekend, as the number of people flying returns to pre-pandemic levels. Nearly every flight is full and tickets don't guarantee travelers a seat.

It's been a rough summer so far for air travelers

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News brief: Akron police shooting, Ukraine's Luhansk region, air travel woes

Akron police release bodycam video of the Jayland Walker shooting. Russia says it now controls one of two eastern regions in Ukraine. Airlines struggle to accommodate high demand this holiday weekend.

News brief: Akron police shooting, Ukraine's Luhansk region, air travel woes

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'My body, my choice': How vaccine foes co-opted the abortion rallying cry

Steve Bova (center) traveled from Maryland to Los Angeles with the "People's Convoy" to protest covid-19 restrictions. Despite using a phrase that originated with the abortion rights movement, he opposes abortion. Rachel Bluth/Kaiser Health News hide caption

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'My body, my choice': How vaccine foes co-opted the abortion rallying cry

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Anti-vaccine advocates have repurposed a catchy, succinct, and potent slogan. Its unlikely source: the reproductive rights movement, which has been linked to the phrase for more than 50 years.

Black Marines were 'dogged' on this base in the 1940s. Now they're honored there

New recruits learn to drill. Breaking a tradition of 167 years, the U.S. Marine Corps enlisted blacks, June 1, 1942. The first class of 1,200 black volunteers began their training three months later as members of the 51st Composite Defense Battalion. HUM Images/HUM Images/Universal Images Grou hide caption

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Race

Black Marines were 'dogged' on this base in the 1940s. Now they're honored there

In the 1940s about 20,000 men trained on racially segregated Montford Point in North Carolina. Some of the 300 surviving Marines recently returned for the reopening of a restored museum honoring them.

The abortion ruling has troops and veterans speaking out, some for the first time

Marine Capt. Meleah Martin performing preflight inspections on her F-18 aircraft. Martin is concerned not just about her right to get an abortion, but the threat of not being able to marry the woman she loves one day. Gregory Oh/Gregory Oh hide caption

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The abortion ruling has troops and veterans speaking out, some for the first time

From abortion and the right to marry to voting rights and racial inequality, some of America's service members and veterans are concerned their Constitutional rights are under attack.

A Black man who was killed by police was unarmed at the time of the shooting

Protesters march along South High Street on Saturday in Akron, Ohio, calling for justice for Jayland Walker after he was fatally shot by police. Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal via AP hide caption

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A Black man who was killed by police was unarmed at the time of the shooting

Officials in Akron, Ohio, released video of the pursuit and shooting of Jayland Walker, 25. The police chief said officers tried to stop Walker's car for unspecified traffic and equipment violations.

The Supreme Court marshal asks state officials to act on protests at justices' homes

Law enforcement officers look on as protesters march past the home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in suburban Maryland in June. Nathan Howard/Getty Images hide caption

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Law

The Supreme Court marshal asks state officials to act on protests at justices' homes

The protests have carried on for weeks since the leak of a draft of the court's eventual decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. State officials had previously called on federal law enforcement for help.

Alabama is using the case that ended Roe to argue it can ban gender-affirming care

Alabama Rep. Neil Rafferty speaks in support of transgender rights during a rally outside the Alabama State House in 2021. The state is using the Dobbs ruling, which overturned Roe v. Wade and ended abortion access as a federal right, to argue it has the authority to ban gender-affirming medical care. Jake Crandall/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP hide caption

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Reproductive rights in America

Alabama is using the case that ended Roe to argue it can ban gender-affirming care

The case marks one of the first known instances in which a conservative state has tried to apply the abortion ruling to other realms, just as LGBTQ advocates and others were afraid would happen.

History

Parks celebrate famed designer Fredrick Law Olmsted's 200th birthday

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Parks across the country are celebrating the 200th anniversary of Fredrick Law Olmsted's birth. Olmsted designed a number of parks in the U.S., including New York's crown jewel, Central Park.

Parks celebrate famed designer Fredrick Law Olmsted's 200th birthday

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