Tag: Social issues
Appeals panel: Limits on St. Louis police aren’t permanent
A judge’s 2017 ruling limiting how St. Louis police officers can control protesters was meant to be a temporary order and must end unless...
California mulls letting adults add parents to health plans
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California could become the only state to let adult children add their parents as dependents to their health insurance plans, a...
NCAA extends contract of President Mark Emmert through 2025
<p>The NCAA Board of Governors voted Tuesday to extend the contract of President Mark Emmert by two years through 2025.</p>
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Wary Supreme Court weighs student’s Snapchat profanity case
<p>WASHINGTON — A wary Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed whether public schools can discipline students for things they say off campus, worrying about overly...
EXPLAINER: Is it legal to shoot suspects in the back?
<p>Seconds after Anthony Alvarez was shot from behind by a Chicago police officer, the fatally wounded 22-year-old looked over at the officer and asked:...
Attorney calls for investigation into Ma’Khia Bryant death
COLUMBUS, Ohio — There should be a federal investigation into the fatal shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant by a Columbus police officer, along with a...
U.S. court says ‘ghost gun’ plans can be posted online
SAN FRANCISCO — Plans for 3D-printed, self-assembled “ghost guns" can be posted online without U.S. State Department approval, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
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Florida lawmakers move to punish social media companies
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Social media companies faced the wrath of Florida Republicans, as lawmakers were poised Wednesday to send legislation to the governor as...
Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel gets seat at National Cathedral
<p>WASHINGTON — Washington National Cathedral, the massive Episcopal house of worship that prides itself on being an unfinished work-in-progress whose stones and stained glass...
Attorney calls for investigation into Ma’Khia Bryant death
<p>COLUMBUS, Ohio — There should be a federal investigation into the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/columbus-ohio-police-shooting-girl-bd579b69e19abf5a93722986ee78c957">fatal shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant</a> by a Columbus police officer, along with...