Tag: Social issues
Utah dads to be required to pay half of pregnancy costs
<p>SALT LAKE CITY — Biological fathers in Utah will be legally required to pay half of a woman’s out-of-pocket pregnancy costs under a new...
In shinty or in golf, Robert MacIntyre shows plenty of fight
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Robert MacIntyre was 12 tournaments into his rookie season on the European Tour when he wanted to go home to Scotland,...
Police: Teacher offered $200 for sex with 2-year-old
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida school district fired a teacher shortly after a law enforcement report was released Monday saying he offered to...
Twitter slowdown in Russia until mid-May; no block for now
<p>MOSCOW — Russian authorities said Monday they would continue to slow down Twitter until mid-May, but wouldn't block the social media platform for now...
AP-NORC poll: Border woes dent Biden approval on immigration
WASHINGTON — More Americans disapprove than approve of how President Joe Biden is handling waves of unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border,...
Faith leaders call for elimination of Senate filibuster
A coalition of faith leaders and activists on Monday demanded the elimination of the Senate filibuster, wading into a crucial debate in Washington with...
Player accused of racism wants to be presumed innocent
<p>MADRID — The Cádiz defender accused of racially insulting an opponent in a Spanish league match this weekend said he deserves to be presumed...
McBride, Trethewey among winners of Anisfeld-Wolf awards
NEW YORK — Novelist James McBride, former U.S. poet laureate Natasha Trethewey and science fiction great Samuel R. Delaney are among this year's winners...
Arkansas lawmakers advance scaled-back hate crimes measure
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas Senate panel advanced a drastically scaled-back hate crimes bill on Monday that longtime supporters of such legislation have...
In video, Biden thanks new US citizens for ‘choosing us’
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is thanking naturalized Americans for “choosing us” in his official video message to the nation's newest citizens.</p>
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