Tag: Social issues
Schools weighing whether to seat students closer together
<p>BOSTON — U.S. guidelines that say students should be kept 6 feet apart in schools are receiving new scrutiny from federal health experts, state...
Utah campaign against porn marches on with phone filter plan
<p>SALT LAKE CITY — Conservative lawmakers in Utah have fired another salvo in their longtime campaign against online porn with a new requirement that...
South emerges as flashpoint of brewing redistricting battle
The partisan showdown over redistricting has hardly begun, but already both sides agree on one thing: It largely comes down to the South.
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In early foreign policy tests, Biden takes on world as it is
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden in his early days in office has vowed a dramatic reordering of U.S. foreign policy from his predecessor. Yet...
Advocates seek Biden push on gun bills, but prospects iffy
WASHINGTON — After President Joe Biden’s giant COVID-19 relief bill passed Congress, he made a prime-time address to the nation and presided over a...
Bipartisan police reform bill heads to Indiana governor
INDIANAPOLIS — A bipartisan bill aimed at increasing police accountability and enacting criminal justice reform in Indiana is headed to the governor's desk after...
Uber to give UK drivers minimum wage, pension, holiday pay
LONDON — Uber is giving its U.K. drivers the minimum wage, pensions and holiday pay, following a recent court ruling that said they should...
EU mulls visa pressure so African states take back migrants
<p>BRUSSELS — European Union ministers on Monday debated ways to persuade northern African countries to take back migrants denied entry into the 27-nation bloc,...
Advocates seek Biden push on gun bills, but prospects iffy
<p>WASHINGTON — After President Joe Biden’s giant COVID-19 relief bill passed Congress, he made a prime-time address to the nation and presided over a...
Bipartisan police reform bill heads to Indiana governor
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — A <a href="https://apnews.com/article/indianapolis-police-indiana-police-reform-4ecda1f36c5c594e73792cc684a800a1">bipartisan bill</a> aimed at increasing police accountability and enacting criminal justice reform in Indiana is headed to the governor's desk...