Tag: Social issues
US to limit immigration arrests at courthouses under Biden
<p>WASHINGTON — Immigration arrests at courthouses will be more limited than they were under President Donald Trump under a change of policy announced Tuesday...
Floyd verdict won’t remove blocks to police accountability
The guilty verdicts in the George Floyd murder case felt like a watershed moment to many Americans. President Biden called the verdicts a “giant...
Global rights group accuses Israel of apartheid, persecution
<p>JERUSALEM — One of the world's best-known human rights groups said Tuesday that Israel is guilty of the international crimes of apartheid and persecution...
Publisher pulls Philip Roth bio, cuts ties with author
<p>NEW YORK — The publisher of a highly anticipated biography of Philip Roth is pulling the book and cutting ties with author Blake Bailey,...
3D printing’s new challenge: Solving the US housing shortage
A new generation of startups wants to disrupt the way houses are built by automating production with industrial 3D printers.
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Biden to sign $15 minimum wage for federal contract workers
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order to increase <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/minimum-wage">the minimum wage</a> to $15 an hour for federal...
Iowa man convicted in 2019 fatal beating of pastor
<p>DAVENPORT, Iowa — An Iowa man was convicted Tuesday of fatally beating a pastor outside of his church.</p>
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Feds accused Georgia sheriff of civil rights violations
ATLANTA — An Atlanta-area sheriff is accused of violating the civil rights of several people in his agency's custody by ordering that they be...
Ex-Justice Cheri Beasley joins North Carolina Senate race
<p>RALEIGH, N.C. — The first Black woman to serve as chief justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court announced her entry Tuesday into the...
$585K to be paid in sex harassment suit against ‘TikTok doc’
<p>PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Health and Science University said Tuesday it will pay $585,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by a social worker...