Nex Benedict: Police had conducted a search of the school two weeks ago. Two Iowa communities announce vigils to honor the 16-year-old nonbinary teen from Owasso, Okl., who died after a fight in the school bathroom.
- A search warrant was sought by the Owasso school district and granted by Owasso Police Feb. 9 and fulfilled Feb. 12,
- That was 10 days before police announced preliminary autopsy results indicated 16-year-old Nex Benedict did not die of trauma.
- The warrant involved taking 137 pictures.
- Vigils are planned at 5:30 p.m. this evening in Iowa City, at 11 a.m. tomorrow in Sioux City, and throughout Oklahoma.
Home ownership: More People of Color than ever own homes now.
- Asian and Hispanic ownership hits an all-time high.
- Single women make up the majority of Black female homeowners.
- The gap between Black and whites in home ownership is greater than ever (44% to 72%).
Alabama’s fast-changing IVF situation: A bipartisan effort is underway to protect the right to in vitro fertilization.
- Three IVF service providers in Alabama halted services in light of the state Supreme Court’s ruling earlier this week that frozen embryos are “children.”
- The state’s attorney general says he doesn’t plan on pursuing prosecutions against families who seek IVF.
- A reminder two Democrat congresspeople introduced legislation a month ago that would protect IVF access nationwide.
(cover features Iowa City Nex Benedict vigil image, and the process of freezing embryos)
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