Tag: Social issues
Queens DA moves to drop 700 sex work-related prosecutions
NEW YORK — The district attorney of Queens announced Tuesday that she is requesting the dismissal of nearly 700 cases involving prostitution-related offenses, and...
Chicago eyes April return to class for high school students
CHICAGO — Public high school students in Chicago could return to class for limited in-person instruction starting next month under the outline of a...
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...
Oscar nominations Monday could belong to ‘Mank’ and Netflix
NEW YORK — Nominations to the 93rd Academy Awards on Monday will look — in more ways than one — unlike they ever have...
Nebraska declares pro-meat day on Colorado meatless day
OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts railed Monday against a proclamation by the governor of neighboring Colorado that encourages people to avoid meat...
Sex abuse allegations pile up against Israeli rescue chief
JERUSALEM — For decades, Yehuda Meshi-Zahav was one of Israel's most recognizable faces, widely respected for founding an ultra-Orthodox rescue service that cared for...
UN: Yemen conflict escalates as country speeds toward famine
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations warned Tuesday that an offensive by Houthi rebels in Yemen has escalated the nearly six-year conflict in the...
In early foreign policy tests, Biden takes on world as it is
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden in his early days in office has vowed a dramatic reordering of U.S. foreign policy from his predecessor. Yet...