Last summer, Rebecca Vance talked with her family about a dream she’d had: She wanted to live in a land disconnected from the world, which she viewed as chaotic and dangerous. She told her stepsister, Trevala Jara, that she could grow and gather her own food in a remote place, that she and her teenage…
For the Whiteheads, an African American family living in the city of Baltimore, race is discussed at the dinner table. In the car on the way to work and school and games. In the backyard while the sons practice sports. So when the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions at colleges and universities, effectively ending…
Last fall, while cleaning a relative’s home in Los Angeles, a California family stumbled upon $10,000, roughly — but it wasn’t so simple to collect the treasure. It came in the form of an estimated one million pennies stored in dozens of bags and boxes. Nine months later, the family is still trying to find…
During a legislative hearing in 2011 that was a prelude to Montana’s debates on abortion, State Representative Keith Regier displayed an image of a cow and made the argument that cattle were more valuable when pregnant. The comparison drew a prompt rebuke from some women in the room, but Mr. Regier, a Republican, declined to apologize. Over the years, the…
The shooting of a Black teenager who rang the wrong doorbell at a house in Kansas City, Mo., last week led to calls over the weekend for the police to file charges against the white homeowner who opened fire, critically injuring him. The teenager, Ralph Yarl, 16, was hospitalized with two gunshot wounds, including one…
The couple blames California officials for what they believe is a below-value sale. But they are also disheartened by the family’s decision to sell. “Your fight is bigger than you,” Ms. Johnson said. Kavon Ward, who founded Justice for Bruce’s Beach in 2020 to spearhead the return of the land, said that she, too, had…
A procession took place for fans after the memorial so that they could view Ms. Presley’s headstone, where they were invited to leave flowers or other offerings. As the service ended, Barbara Hawkins, who drove nine hours from Houston with three other self-described Elvis fanatics, stood in line to visit Ms. Presley’s grave. “She was…