Attendees also got a first look at Cole, the county’s new raccoon mascot.

The group estimates 12,000 additional slots would cost $160M.

Updated: More than 130 residents spoke during the seven-hour board meeting.

Virginia is among the states that sued to block migrants from receiving health benefits.

The Sunni Islamist group recently took control of Damascus, ending the Assad family's reign.

Board discussed police being involved in mental health situations, new funding and training.

A Colombian Presidential hopeful in critical condition after being shot during a campaign rally in Bogotá on Saturday. The assassination attempt is having a chilling effect in Colombia where security has been backsliding recently.

An underground network of feminists and activists developed new models of care for abortion that eventually helped legalize abortion in countries across Latin America.

June 12th is Loving Day, a holiday that commemorates the Loving v. Virginia case, which allowed interracial marriage in all parts of the U.S. NPR readers share how the case changed their lives.

Salmon farming is big business in Chile, and the U.S. is one of its largest markets. Yet the fish are not native, and fishermen say salmon are damaging ecosystems and an Indigenous way of life.

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