Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, a voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, has died at 93.

O’Connor’s nomination in 1981 by President Ronald Reagan and subsequent confirmation by the Senate ended 191 years of male exclusivity on the high court. O’Connor died in Phoenix, of complications related to advanced dementia and a respiratory illness.

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza have resumed after the weeklong truce with Hamas ended. Airstrikes hit houses and buildings in the Gaza Strip minutes after the truce expired. Health authorities reported that dozens of Palestinians were killed.

Since the war began, more than 13,300 Palestinians have died, and roughly two-thirds of them were women and minors, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. The toll is likely much higher, as officials have only sporadically updated the count since November 11th.

The Associated Press recently spoke with six sitting Black attorneys general about their views on racial equity, public safety, police accountability, and protecting democratic institutions in the aftermath of George Floyd.

While their worldviews and strategies sometimes clash, the group felt united in a mission to better a system they all agreed too often failed the people it’s meant to serve. There is a record number of Black attorneys general, seven in total, serving today.

Sabrina Thompson can be reached at thom4836@stthomas.edu