Tag: Social issues
Young adults’ relocations are reshaping political geography
Garima Vyas always wanted to live in a big city. She thought about New York, long the destination for 20-something strivers, but was wary...
From scarcity to abundance: US faces calls to share vaccines
<p>TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Victor Guevara knows people his age have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in many countries. His own relatives in Houston have been...
Indiana prosecutor facing criticism after FedEx shooting
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana prosecutor is facing mounting criticism for declining to pursue court hearings that could have prevented a man from accessing the...
Black neighborhoods in Kansas hard hit by property tax sales
<p>Rozetta Dotson worked two jobs to scrape together the money to pay down a delinquent tax debt on the Kansas City, Kansas, home she...
March for policing reform planned in downtown Chicago
CHICAGO — People plan to protest Saturday in downtown Chicago to call for changes in the city's policing.
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Amy Coney Barrett, husband sell their longtime Indiana home
<p>SOUTH BEND, Ind. — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and her husband have sold their northern Indiana home to a University of...
After COVID relief bill, progressives look for next big win
ATLANTA — Activist Jan Rivers stood surrounded by “JOBS NOW” signs as she tried to round up support for a massive infrastructure and climate...
Appeals court reinstates Tennessee abortion waiting period
<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal appeals court has reinstated a 48-hour waiting period for women seeking abortions in Tennessee as the state appeals a...
Chinese official in Xinjiang slams UK genocide declaration
URUMQI, China — A spokesperson for the Xinjiang region called accusations of genocide “counter to the facts” as China came under more pressure this...
Chocolate chip diplomacy: Biden courts Congress with gusto
WASHINGTON — The pictures always make it look so presidential: Joe Biden sitting in a tall-back chair, surrounded by the arrayed members of Congress...