KLCC - Site Search

Cars on the Southern State Parkway in Nassau County, circa 1960. The urban planner Robert Moses, according to biographers, designed the road so that bridges were low enough to keep buses — which would likely be carrying poor minorities — from passing underneath on the route from New York City to Long Island's beaches.

'The Wrong Complexion For Protection.' How Race Shaped America's Roadways And Cities

An expert in urban planning and environmental policy explains how race has played a central role in how cities across America developed — often in ways that hurt minority communities.

People visit Jacksonville Beach, Florida, on the Fourth of July holiday. Coronavirus cases are spiking in states such as Florida, Texas and Arizona.

U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Near 130,000; Florida And Texas Report Record Case Numbers

Florida and Texas report their biggest daily rise in new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past few days as deaths in the U.S. continue to rise.

Newborn Arrives In Parking Lot Of Miami Birthing Center

The center's doorbell camera caught the action, according to the Miami Herald. It shows the mom-to-be leaning over then the baby pops right into the midwife's hands.

Scientists Debate How Coronavirus Spreads, Experts Push For Mask Mandate

NPR's David Greene talks to NPR's Allison Aubrey and Jeff Collier, mayor of Dauphin Island, a narrow strip of beach in Alabama's Mobile County, about efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19.

<p>There is currently no vaccine to prevent contracting COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.</p>

Oregon Surpasses 10,000 Coronavirus Diagnoses

With 301 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 reported, Oregon's total climbed to 10,230.

Oregon Considers 'Dead Indian' Name Change Proposals In Jackson County

Three geographic features in Southern Oregon all have the words “dead indian” in their names, but that could change.

Supreme Court Upholds State 'Faithless Elector' Laws

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld state laws that remove or fine Electoral College delegates who refuse to cast their votes for the presidential candidate they were pledged to support.

A statue of controversial former Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo was vandalized during protests over the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. The city of Philadelphia took down the statue Wednesday.

Frank Rizzo Statue Is Removed In Philadelphia: 'It Is Finally Gone,' Mayor Says

On Wednesday, the City of Brotherly Love takes down a memorial to a former mayor and police commissioner who exploited its divisions.

Faith leaders stand before a Baltimore mural depicting Freddie Gray, who died April 19, 2015 of injuries sustained while in police custody.

From Freddie Gray To George Floyd: Wes Moore Says It's Time To 'Change The Systems'

In Five Days, Moore chronicles the uprising that occurred in Baltimore following Gray's death. "We're basically reliving history right now," he says of Floyd's death at the hands of police.

All four former Minneapolis police officers connected with George Floyd's death now face criminal charges. Attorney Ben Crump (left) escorts Floyd's son, Quincy Mason Floyd (second from left), on Wednesday during a visit to the memorial at the site where George Floyd was arrested in Minneapolis.

Chauvin And 3 Former Officers Face New Charges Over George Floyd's Death

Derek Chauvin now faces an additional charge of second-degree murder, and three other former Minneapolis police officers are accused of aiding and abetting murder.

Search results for