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A bill that would have impacted racial disparity in cocaine crimes died in the Senate

The Senate failed to advance a bill that would have reduced one of the most persistent racial disparities in criminal justice: punishment for crack cocaine.(Story aired on ATC on Jan. 9, 2023.)

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California is in the middle of its fifth major storm since Christmas. The Biden administration unveils a new student loan repayment plan. Police release more details on a school shooting in Virginia.

There are steps you can take to reduce food waste while prepping, shopping and cooking.

Food waste is a big problem. These small changes can help

Over one-third of the food produced in the U.S. goes uneaten, harming people's wallets and the climate. Here are some steps you can take in your supermarket and kitchen to cut back on waste.

Signs used for polling stations are seen in a bin at the El Paso County Courthouse during the presidential primary Texas on Super Tuesday, March 3, 2020.

Democrats' new primary calendar isn't quite a done deal, as complications arise

Georgia and New Hampshire have asked for extensions to try and meet the Democratic Party's requirements to move into the early voting window, but it's not clear how they can overcome the hurdles.

President Joe Biden boarding Air Force One at El Paso International Airport in El Paso, Texas on Jan. 8, 2023, to travel to Mexico City, Mexico. Biden told reporters Tuesday that he was surprised to learn from his attorneys that classified documents had been found at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C.,Ã in November.

Biden says he was surprised to learn classified documents were found at his old office

The documents were discovered in November by President Biden's attorneys, who then notified the National Archives and turned the materials over.

Virginia first grader who shot teacher got the gun from home, officials say

Officials in Newport News, Va., say a six-year-old who shot and wounded his teacher during class got the gun from home. First grade teacher Abby Zwerner was shot during a lesson on Friday.

Brazil's Supreme Court building is seen through a broken window of the Planalto presidential building in Brasília on Monday, a day after supporters of Brazil's far-right ex-president, Jair Bolsonaro, invaded the Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court.

Bolsonaro lays low in Florida as Brazil cracks down on riots by his supporters

Brazilian authorities arrested over 1,500 people following Sunday's assault on top government buildings by supporters of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, who's taken temporary residence in the U.S.

Brazilian Ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, shown on Oct. 29 in Brazil, has been hospitalized in the Orlando area.

As Brazil reels from riots, Bolsonaro hospitalized with abdominal pain in Orlando area

Ex-president Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalized with abdominal pain. His condition wasn't clear, but a photo published by Brazilian newspaper O Globo showed him smiling from his hospital bed.

People look at destroyed Russian military vehicles on display in central Kyiv on a snowy afternoon in the capital city on January 9.

Putin has only 1 option left but won't accept it, says Ukraine's foreign minister

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba details the so-called ceasefire, the options he believes Vladimir Putin has left, and what counts as a victory for Ukraine from here on.

A look at the transnational extremism behind Brazil's unrest and the U.S. Jan. 6 riot

Sunday's riot by supporters of Brazil's former president has parallels with what happened in the U.S. on Jan. 6, 2021. But it's also part of a global far-right movement that's opposed to democracy.

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