Tag: Social affairs
As GOP makes it harder to vote, few Republicans dissent
ATLANTA — In Arizona, a Republican state senator worried aloud that his party's proposed voter identification requirements might be too “cumbersome.” But he voted...
Millennial Money: 3 ways COVID-19 reshuffled our finances
The U.S. economy ground to a halt in March 2020 as state after state issued lockdown orders and shut down businesses to blunt the...
Colorado bill would allow civil action on past sexual abuse
DENVER — Randy Kady says he was in first grade when his teacher began molesting him during class.
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Biden’s $1.9T rescue signed, agenda now a slog in Congress
<p>WASHINGTON — Tough as it was for Democrats, passing President Joe Biden’s sweeping <a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-personal-taxes-legislation-coronavirus-pandemic-unemployment-insurance-104c5477a7879abd4117abfea25c30d5">$1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue </a> package into law was the...
1 of 3 surviving Tuskegee Airmen in Arizona dies at 95
PHOENIX — One of three surviving members in Arizona of the famed all-Black Tuskegee Airmen has died.
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House renews push to expand background checks
WASHINGTON — Emboldened by their majorities in the House and Senate, Democrats are making a new push to enact the first major new gun...
Democrats muscle ahead with Biden’s health secretary pick
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted on Thursday to advance President Joe Biden’s nominee for health secretary as Democrats muscled past Republican opposition using a...
Indiana mayor orders training amid flap over his own remarks
<p>MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — A northwestern Indiana mayor who is facing calls for his resignation over his profanity-laced remarks about a Black pastor has...
Joint custody of son, no spousal support in Adele divorce
LOS ANGELES — Adele will share custody of her 8-year-old son and won't be paying child support to her now-ex-husband Simon Konecki, according to...
France: Lebanon is running out of time before total collapse
PARIS — France's foreign minister warned on Thursday that Lebanon is running out of time before it could see a total collapse, urging the...