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Evan Milligan, center, plaintiff in an Alabama redistricting case, speaks following Supreme Court oral arguments on Oct. 4, 2022. The court on Thursday ruled in favor of Milligan in the case, ordering the creation of a second Alabama congressional district with a large Black population.

Court ruling on Black political power in Alabama could affect maps in other states

A major Supreme Court decision in an Alabama redistricting case could provide a roadmap for other gerrymandering challenges. There are similar challenges to maps elsewhere in the South.

A stand of trees — some dead, some still clinging to their leaves — in Blackwater Wildlife Refuge on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.

'Painting' The Ghost Forests Of The Mid-Atlantic Coast

A photographer uses watercolors sensitized to light to make ethereal images of dying trees on the Chesapeake and Delaware bays. As sea levels rise, these haunting sights will only continue to grow.

Social media leads to discovery of 5,000-year-old mastodon tooth

A mastodon tooth washed up on a California beach and then went missing. A local museum tried to track it down.

An Ethiopian army truck belonging to the first batch of troops leaving Mogadishu drives through the bullet-riddled "Arch of the People's Triumph."

African Union Sessions to Focus on Crisis in Somalia

When member nations of the African Union meet this weekend, representatives hope to find a way to stabilize Somalia, where a weak government has beaten back Islamist forces with the help of Ethiopian troops. There is concern that the fighting will resume unless peacekeepers are introduced into the country.

Supreme Court to hear expedited arguments on protected status for migrants

The court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting some 6,000 Syrians and 350,000 Haitians who were granted Temporary Protected Status.

Charles D'Amour, President and CEO of the Big Y supermarket chain announces a $1.5 million donation to the Food Bank's capital campaign. Food Bank of Western Mass. Ex Director Andrew Morehouse is on the right.

Food Bank Of Western Massachusetts Launches Fund Drive To Build New Facilities

Fundraising is underway to build a new hub for emergency food assistance in western Massachusetts. Assisted by large donations from two of the region’s…

Bermuda Wins Summer Olympic Gold. It Has The Smallest Population To Ever Do That

Flora Duffy is one of two Bermudian athletes participating in the Tokyo Olympics. The remote set of islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean is more than 600 miles from the closest land mass.

Live At The Linda Featuring Kat Wright And Caity Gallagher

Each Wednesday and Sunday evening at 8 p.m. “Live At The Linda” brings you some of the best musical acts to grace the stage at The Linda - WAMC's…

Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger announces housing action plan

Burlington mayor announces housing action plan

Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger has released what he calls an “Action Plan to Fulfill the Promise of Housing as a Human Right in Burlington.”

Justice Stephen Breyer, photographed in 2015.

Justice Stephen Breyer, an influential liberal on the Supreme Court, to retire

Behind the scenes, Breyer, 83, pushed and prodded his fellow justices for consensus. His decision gives President Biden his first opportunity to name a new justice to the court.

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