‘Law & Order: SVU’ star Mariska Hargitay’s rape kit backlog campaign marks legislative wins in all 50 statesAfter 16 years, the End the Backlog campaign has successfully driven rape kit reform legislation in all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico. Maine became the final state to enact at least one of...READ MORE
Social media star Shirley Raines dies after years helping homeless in L.A.Raines was known as “Ms Shirley”, to her more than 5 million TikTok followers and to the people who regularly lined up for the food, beauty treatments and hygiene supplies she brought to Los Angeles’...READ MORE
Governor Newsom announces free entry to California State Parks on MLK DayDonald Trump scrapped free entry to National Parks on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, replaced it with his own birthday, and is erasing civil rights history. California won’t follow that path. As California soon celebrates...READ MORE
Trump’s anti-climate agenda won’t just hurt the planet, but American incomes, tooPrevious research has found that global heating has driven up utility costs, home insurance premiums and healthcare bills. But according to the new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal,...READ MORE
The law that saved the whales is under attackA landmark law passed more than 50 years ago to protect whales, dolphins and other marine mammals in U.S. waters could be upended by amendments proposed on July 22 during a legislative hearing of the...READ MORE
Tulsa mayor proposes $100m trust to repair effects of 1921 race massacreThe new mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma, has proposed a $100m private trust as part of a reparations plan to give descendants of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre scholarships and housing help in a city-backed bid...READ MORE
‘Law & Order: SVU’ star Mariska Hargitay’s rape kit backlog campaign marks legislative wins in all 50 states
