Tag: Social affairs
Immigration judges union moves toward regaining authority
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department has dropped its opposition to reviving a union for immigration judges that had been stripped of authority during...
Supreme Court says no right to hearing for some immigrants
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the government can indefinitely detain certain immigrants who say they will face persecution or torture if...
Emory University to remove slavery advocate’s name from dorm
ATLANTA — Emory University will remove the name of an antebellum slavery supporter from a dormitory and add the name of a Black judge...
US will close 4 emergency shelters for migrant children
U.S. officials will close four emergency facilities set up to house record numbers of migrant children crossing the Mexican border alone but cautioned Tuesday...
South Carolina gives initial OK to $6M prison riot deal
South Carolina officials gave initial approval Tuesday to a $6 million settlement to resolve dozens of prisoner lawsuits against the Department of Corrections following...
Jacobs’ post-pandemic runway: Parading puffers in patterns
NEW YORK — Theaters are dusting off the cobwebs and coming to life, the streets of midtown Manhattan are bustling, Bruce Springsteen is back...
US Catholic school association seeks rebound from grim year
The organization overseeing Catholic schools in the United States gets a new chief executive this week as it seeks to rebound from its biggest...
Army of volunteers showers first responders with food, water
SURFSIDE, Fla. — Nicolette Daniel pulled a wheeled cart packed with takeout boxes of chicken tenders, French fries and deep-fried Oreos to the intersection...
Biden taking bipartisan infrastructure deal on the road
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will look to sell voters on the economic benefits of the $973 billion infrastructure package while in Wisconsin on...
Dozens in Bucharest gather to protest Czech Roma man’s death
BUCHAREST — More than a hundred people gathered outside the Czech Republic’s embassy in Bucharest Tuesday to protest the death of a Roma man...