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FILE – United Farm Workers leader Dolores Huerta, center, leads a rally in San Francisco’s Mission District on Nov. 19, 1988, along with Howard Wallace, president of the San Francisco chapter of the UFW, left, and Maria Elena Chavez, 16, the daughter of Cesar Chavez, right, as part of a national boycott of what the UFW claims is the dangerous use of pesticides on table grapes. (AP Photo/Court Mast, File)

California lawmakers want to rename César Chavez Day following sexual abuse allegations

March 19, 2026 at 2:15 p.m.

Two of California's top lawmakers announced Thursday they want to rename César Chavez Day following stunning abuse allegations against the revered labor leader.

FILE – Cesar Chavez, a farm worker, labor organizer and leader of the California grape strike, is seen in a California works office in 1965. (AP Photo, George Brich, File)

Allegations against labor rights icon Cesar Chavez lead to cancellation of celebrations

March 18, 2026 at 5:10 p.m.

The United Farm Workers union has distanced itself from annual celebrations of its founder, Cesar Chavez, amid what it said were troubling but unspecified allegations.

Ottawa Senators jerseys with the names of Hollander and Rozanov, the main characters from the hit Canadian sports romance television show Heated Rivalry, hang in the Senators’ official store beside the jerseys of Senators players, including captain Brady Tkachuk, before an game in Ottawa, Ontario, on Jan. 31, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

‘Heated Rivalry’ is embraced by fans — and players — at the Winter Olympics: ‘Hockey is for everyone’

February 17, 2026 at 9:03 a.m.

Olympic hockey knows all about big hits. That now includes ” Heated Rivalry,” a gay hockey romance TV series in which two players from opposing teams carry out a secret,...

Ilia Malinin of the United States does a backflip while competing during the figure skating men’s team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (Natacha Pisarenko/AP)

Ilia Malinin made history with his Olympic backflip, but some say the glory was owed to Surya Bonaly

February 9, 2026 at 8:21 p.m.

U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin has become the first person to legally land a backflip on Olympic ice.

FILE – Hunter Hess, of the United States, executes a trick in the halfpipe finals during the World Cup U.S. Grand Prix freestyle skiing event in Copper Mountain, Colo., Dec. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Hugh Carey, File)

US Olympians speaking up about politics at home face online backlash — including from Donald Trump

February 8, 2026 at 3:47 p.m.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said that it is hard to cheer for American Olympians who are speaking out against administration policies, calling one such critic “a real Loser”...

Italian-Haitian designer Stella Jean, center, helps Megan Thomas, right, and Livia Audain at the Haitian Embassy in Rome on Jan. 31, 2026, wear the official uniform of the Haitian national team participating in the 2026 Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Why the IOC removed image of Toussaint Louverture from Haiti’s Olympic uniforms

February 3, 2026 at 9:03 a.m.

Haiti has fielded two athletes for the Milan Cortina Winter Games and will proudly wear Haitian symbols — although one less than intended after intervention by the International Olympic Committee.

People join Olvera Street merchants in a night procession during the Day of the Death festival, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Mexican Americans balance tradition and modernity in Day of the Dead celebrations

November 1, 2025 at 9:22 a.m.

This weekend, Mexican American families across the U.S. will gather to honor their ancestors with altars, marigolds and sugar skulls on Dia de los Muertos — the Day of the...

Supporters for the returning Texas democrats chant as members enter the house at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephen Spillman)

Police escort Texas Democrats to prevent new redistricting walkout as California moves to retaliate

August 19, 2025 at 6:58 a.m.

Republicans in the Texas House forced returning Democrats to sign what the Democrats called “permission slips,” agreeing to around-the-clock surveillance.

This screenshot captured on Jan. 21, 2025, shows the error message that now appears on what was the Spanish language version of the White House homepage during President Joe Biden’s administration. (AP Photo/Fernanda Figueroa)

Trump administration shuts down White House Spanish-language page and social media

January 22, 2025 at 8:29 a.m.

Within hours of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the new administration took down the Spanish-language version of the official White House website.

FILE – Supporters of former President Donald Trump with signs and t-shirts that read “Blacks for Trump” gather near the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse, Aug. 3, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Young Black and Latino men say they chose Trump because of the economy and jobs. Here’s how and why

November 10, 2024 at 1:20 p.m.

Donald Trump gained a larger share of Black and Latino voters than he did in 2020, when he lost to Democrat Joe Biden, and most notably among men under age...

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