Tag: Social issues
California budget has $35 million for basic income programs
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to use a sliver of the state's massive budget surplus to give poor people money each...
N Ireland’s main British unionist party to choose new leader
<p>LONDON — Northern Ireland’s largest British unionist party was choosing a new leader Friday, in a contest with two candidates and only 36 voters.</p>
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Parkland sheriff gets job reviewing red light tickets
<p>FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A former South Florida sheriff who was removed from office by the governor because of his agency's response to the...
Pamela Turner’s family rallies for justice on anniversary
BAYTOWN, Texas — Family members and supporters of Pamela Turner, a Black woman who was fatally shot by a police officer in a Houston...
Videos show detail of death of inmate at South Carolina jail
COLUMBIA, S.C. — In newly released video of the January death of a South Carolina inmate with mental health issues, deputies are seen repeatedly...
Pennsylvania voters to decide racial equity amendment
<p>HARRISBURG, Pa. — Protests over George Floyd's killing at the hands of Minneapolis police were raging across the country last June when a Democratic...
Severe drought crisis deepens along Oregon-California border
<p>PORTLAND, Ore. — The water crisis along the California-Oregon border went from dire to catastrophic this week as federal regulators shut off irrigation water...
Biden to meet DACA recipients in immigration overhaul push
As a candidate, President Joe Biden promised to protect those often described as “dreamers,” brought to the U.S. illegally as children, and their families...
NCAA eyes host sites in states with anti-transgender laws
INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA announced 20 potential host sites for the early rounds of its postseason baseball tournament Friday, including three states that have...
Interfaith efforts strained by Israeli-Palestinian violence
<p>The escalation of violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is dismaying American Muslims and Jews who’ve been working to build bridges between their communities and...