Tag: Social issues
Global rights group accuses Israel of apartheid, persecution
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...
Houston-area sheriff is named to lead immigration agency
HOUSTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated the sheriff of one of the nation's most populous counties to lead the agency that deports...
No big backlash for states passing anti-transgender laws
<p>Five states have passed laws or implemented executive orders this year limiting the ability of transgender youths to play sports or receive certain medical...
Alaska candidate shadowed by anti-gay article, election post
<p>ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A candidate for U.S. Senate in Alaska previously wrote articles in support of an organization that espoused gay conversion therapy, questioned...
Biden to sign $15 minimum wage for federal contract workers
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors,...
Intern must publicly testify on rape claim against lawmaker
BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho legislative ethics committee will force a 19-year-old intern who says she was raped by a lawmaker to publicly testify...
More than 400 businesses back LGBTQ rights act
<p>More than 400 companies __ including Tesla, Pfizer, Delta Air Lines and Amazon __ have signed on to support civil rights legislation for LGBTQ...
S Carolina lawmakers again reject transgender athletes ban
<p>COLUMBIA, S.C. — A committee in the South Carolina House on Tuesday rejected for a second time a proposal that would have prevented transgender...
Ex-Justice Cheri Beasley joins North Carolina Senate race
RALEIGH, N.C. — The first Black woman to serve as chief justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court announced her entry Tuesday into the...
Hawaii close to honoring Juneteenth, leaving 1 state holdout
HONOLULU — Hawaii was poised to become the 49th state to recognize Juneteenth after the House and Senate on Tuesday passed legislation designating June...