Tag: Social issues
Sheriff: Army trainee arrested after hijacking school bus
COLUMBIA, S.C. — An Army trainee has been arrested after authorities say he boarded a South Carolina school bus with a gun Thursday and...
Utah affirms transgender right to change birth certificates
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Supreme Court affirmed the right of transgender people to change their sex designation on birth certificates Thursday, a...
Biden hits schools goal even as many students learn remotely
<p>President Joe Biden has met his goal of having most elementary and middle schools open for full, in-person learning in his first 100 days,...
Knoxville’s Black community protests after student deaths
<p>KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — His final plea was uttered quietly but urgently.</p>
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In major move, South Africa to end captive lion industry
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa says it will end its captive lion industry in a major move for conservation that would outlaw...
NCAA reaches a key moment as transgender laws multiply
The NCAA has reached a delicate moment: It must decide whether to punish states that have passed laws limiting the participation of transgender athletes...
National Day of Prayer inspires pleas for unity and justice
<p>U.S. soldiers were fighting in Korea when President Harry S. Truman signed a congressional resolution calling for an annual National Day of Prayer. The...
Egyptian, Turkish officials end talks with no clear progress
<p>CAIRO — With no clear progress, Egyptian and Turkish officials concluded Thursday two days of talks in Cairo aimed at resetting ties between the...
Chicago suburb set to pay reparations, but not all on board
EVANSTON, Ill. — When Teri Murray tried to buy her first home in 1968, searching this leafy college town for the perfect place, she...
Arizona bill banning ‘biased’ topics in schools advances
PHOENIX — The Arizona House of Representatives has advanced a bill with a last-minute amendment that would ban racist, sexist, politicized or other controversial...