Tag: Social issues
Floyd verdict won’t remove blocks to police accountability
<p>The guilty verdicts in the George Floyd murder case felt like a watershed moment to many Americans. President Biden called the verdicts a “giant...
Group challenges segregated meetings about Chauvin verdict
MADISON, Wis. — A conservative legal group is challenging a Wisconsin school district over an email sent to families soliciting their participation in what...
S Carolina lawmakers again reject transgender athletes ban
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A committee in the South Carolina House on Tuesday rejected for a second time a proposal that would have prevented transgender...
3D printing’s new challenge: Solving the US housing shortage
<p>A new generation of startups wants to disrupt the way houses are built by automating production with industrial 3D printers.</p>
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Olympic chief marks Japan’s pride week with LGBTQ event
TOKYO — The head of the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday took part in an event marking Japan's LGBTQ pride week at a center in...
Feds accused Georgia sheriff of civil rights violations
<p>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...
Biden’s first 100 days: Where he stands on key promises
WASHINGTON — As he rounds out his first 100 days in office, President Joe Biden’s focus on reigning in the coronavirus during the early...
Spokesman: Israel to deport dozens of African Hebrews
JERUSALEM — Dozens of members of a polygamous, vegan sect in Israel have received deportation orders from the government, the group's spokesman said Monday,...
Supreme Court rejects Texas suit over California travel ban
<p>WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider Texas' challenge to <a href="https://apnews.com/article/b122faf138de4b6ebd646879ffcb04b8">California's ban on state-funded business trips to Texas and other...
Judge tosses lawsuit of man who alleged Jackson molestation
<p>LOS ANGELES — A judge on Monday dismissed the lawsuit of a man who alleged that Michael Jackson sexually abused him as a boy....