Tag: Social issues
Cities, groups aim to stop Ohio’s push for early census data
<p>A coalition of cities, counties and civil rights groups sued the U.S. Census Bureau last year to stop it from ending the 2020 census...
Tennessee Senate OKs bid to remove ‘slavery’ as punishment
<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Senate on Monday advanced a proposal that would remove a clause in the state's constitution allowing slavery or involuntary...
Racial diversity in children’s books grows, but slowly
<p>CHICAGO — In the world of children's books, villagers can protect their water from a black snake, dark skin is as beautiful as the...
Johnson says comments about Capitol breach were not racist
MADISON, Wis. — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin denied Monday that he made racist comments last week when he said he...
Portland leaders condemn ongoing violence by ‘anarchists’
PORTLAND, Ore. — Leaders and elected officials in Portland, Oregon, came together Monday to demand an end to violence, criminal destruction and intimidation by...
US VP Harris: `status of women is the status of democracy’
UNITED NATIONS — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris told the U.N.’s premiere global body fighting for gender equality that “the status of women is...
McConnell vows ‘scorched earth’ if Senate ends filibuster
WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell warned ominously Tuesday of a “scorched earth” landscape if Democrats use their new majority to bring an...
Biden to name Sperling to oversee COVID-19 relief package
<p>Gene Sperling, a veteran of the Clinton and Obama administrations, will lead the oversight for distributing funds from <a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-pennsylvania-coronavirus-pandemic-jill-biden-new-mexico-20daf5a372454ce90589606d0f53d620">President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion...
Pritzker Architecture Prize awarded to Paris-based duo
<p>The Pritzker Architecture Prize, the field's highest honor, has been awarded to the Paris-based duo of Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal for “prioritizing the...
Sexual orientation back in South Carolina hate crime bill
<p>COLUMBIA, S.C. — A group of South Carolina lawmakers have added back protections for gay or transgender people to a hate crime bill, five...