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A woman places a photo of slain journalist Julio Valdivia on his casket during a wake for him inside his home in Tezonapa, Mexico, on Sept. 10, 2020. Valdivia's decapitated body was found five miles from Tezonapa a day earlier, and is at least the third reporter killed in the area since 2015. (Felix Marquez/AP)

World Gets More Dangerous For Journalists: Report Finds 65 Media Workers Were Killed In 2020

Compared to 2019, 17 more journalists were killed in 2020.

The San Francisco school board has put on hold controversial plans to rename 44 schools until students are back on campus after more than a year of virtual learning during the coronavirus pandemic.

San Francisco School Board Rescinds Controversial School Renaming Plan

The project involved 44 schools, the names of which a panel had decided honored figures linked to racism or oppression.

Protesters take cover behind makeshift barricades during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon's Thaketa township on Friday.

More Protesters Killed As Myanmar's Junta Intensifies Crackdown On Dissent

Security forces in Myanmar reportedly shot and killed nine anti-junta protesters on Friday, bringing the number killed in six weeks of post-coup unrest in the Southeast Asian country to well over 200.

Multiple news outlets report that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration gave his family members preferential access to coronavirus testing in the early days of the pandemic, including to his brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo.

Reports: Cuomo Administration Gave Special Coronavirus Testing Access To Family, VIPs

Last March, New York was an epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, and testing was hard to come by. New York law prohibits officials from using their positions to secure privileges or exemptions.

10th woman alleges Cuomo behaved inappropriately

A 10th woman has come forward with allegations that Gov. Andrew Cuomo behaved inappropriately toward her.Sherry Vill of Greece said Monday that Cuomo…

A priest holds a Holy Communion wafer in Washington, D.C.

Vatican Warns U.S. Bishops About Denying Communion To Supporters Of Abortion Rights

The possible plan could affect President Biden, among other Catholic political figures. The Vatican is calling for U.S. bishops to reach a consensus and says any such move could sow division.

Three of Halima Cissé's nine babies are seen here. Cissé, a woman from Mali, had been expecting to give birth to seven children; scans had missed two of them.

Nonuplets: Woman From Mali Gives Birth To 9 Babies

Doctors were surprised to find nine babies; scans had shown only seven. "The newborns (five girls and four boys) and the mother are all doing well," Mali's health minister says.

A new report by GLAAD highlights the high rate of harassment and hate facing LGBTQ users on social media. In this photo, demonstrators rally in favor of LGBTQ rights outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 2019.

Social Media Hate Speech, Harassment 'Significant Problem' For LGBTQ Users: Report

LGBTQ social media users encounter hate speech and harassment at higher rates than all other identity groups at 64%, according to GLAAD's inaugural social media index report.

At 11, Damon Weaver interviewed then-President Obama in the Diplomatic Room of the White House. The student focused his interview on education in the U.S. and included a suggestion that school lunches consist of French fries and mangoes every day.

Damon Weaver, Student Reporter Who Interviewed Obama, Dies At 23

When he was 11, Weaver landed an interview with then-President Obama. Weaver questioned the president about his education policies and suggested French fries and mangoes for school lunches.

Good government groups urge Albany to hold new hearings on ethics reform

Advocates for stronger public ethics laws in New York state government called on Democrats Wednesday to hold hearings on how those rules could be…

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