Tag: Social issues
Biden reverses Trump changes to bank antidiscrimination law
NEW YORK — The Biden administration announced Tuesday it would repeal the changes made by the Trump administration to an important law made to...
Supreme Court throws abortion fight into center of midterms
<p>WASHINGTON — In agreeing to hear a potentially groundbreaking abortion case, the Supreme Court has energized activists on both sides of the long-running debate...
Groups ask judge to block Indiana ‘abortion reversal’ law
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Abortion rights groups have asked a federal judge to block a new Indiana law that would <a href="https://apnews.com/article/legislature-medication-abortion-indiana-bills-ab2412639037d870c42caee640404eee">require doctors to tell women</a>...
Judge to hear evidence on actor Danny Masterson rape charges
LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors on Tuesday are set to begin presenting evidence to a judge as they attempt to show “That '70s Show” actor...
Jury picked for man’s trial in 2018 slaying of Iowa student
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Attorneys on Tuesday completed selection of a jury for the first-degree murder trial of the farm laborer charged with fatally...
Hong Kong’s new Catholic bishop wants plurality respected
<p>HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s incoming Roman Catholic bishop Stephen Chow called for plurality to be respected, in a time of polarization in the...
Conservatives push big issues to fore at Supreme Court
<p>WASHINGTON — Abortion. Guns. Religion. A Trump-fortified conservative majority is making its presence felt at the Supreme Court by quickly wading into high-profile social...
French rugby federation allows transgender people to compete
PARIS — The French rugby federation is allowing transgender people to take part in all France's domestic competitions from next season in a move...
House Speaker Pelosi backs 2022 Olympics diplomatic boycott
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Tuesday for a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics, citing human rights abuses by China's government.
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Judge to hear evidence on actor Danny Masterson rape charges
<p>LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors on Tuesday are set to begin presenting evidence to a judge as they attempt to show “That '70s Show” actor...