Tag: Social issues
Housing agency ends Trump-era anti-transgender shelter rule
<p>WASHINGTON — The Department of Housing and Urban Development is withdrawing a Trump-era policy that would have allowed taxpayer-funded homeless shelters to deny access...
A philanthropic drive to aid Black women is gaining momentum
The needs of Black women and girls have become a focus of philanthropic efforts as major donors seek to narrow a racial wealth gap...
Virginia man pleads guilty in connection with cross-burning
ABINGDON, Va. — A southwest Virginia man pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal offense in connection with the burning of a cross last summer...
A philanthropic drive to aid Black women is gaining momentum
<p>The needs of Black women and girls have become a focus of philanthropic efforts as major donors seek to narrow a racial wealth gap...
Oscar slate holds "firsts” for Asian actors, filmmakers
<p>It may be hard to believe that there are still many “firsts” left to check off after 93 years of the Academy Awards, and...
Man whose NYC subway pipe-bomb fizzled gets life in prison
NEW YORK — A judge sentenced a Bangladeshi immigrant whose pipe bomb mostly misfired in a busy New York City subway station in 2017...
Man charged in pastor’s wife’s slaying sentenced to 29 years
INDIANAPOLIS — A man charged in connection with the fatal shooting of an Indianapolis pastor’s pregnant wife in 2015 has been sentenced to 29...
Man whose NYC subway pipe-bomb fizzled gets life in prison
<p>NEW YORK — A judge sentenced a Bangladeshi immigrant whose pipe bomb mostly misfired in a busy New York City subway station in 2017...
Texas lawmakers target sexual assault after Fort Hood death
<p>AUSTIN, Texas — A year after a Fort Hood soldier was slain by a fellow member of the Army, Texas lawmakers are poised to...
Woman pleads guilty to hate crimes for running down children
DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines woman has pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes for intentionally driving her SUV into two children in...