Category Archives: Social
New US LGBTQ-rights envoy sees reasons for hope and worry
NEW YORK (AP) — Jessica Stern, soon to become the State Department's special diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights, sees a mix of promising news and worrisome developments almost everywhere she looks, both at home and abroad.
In Mexico, transgender politicians make strides
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Salma Luévano was arrested for publicly identifying herself as transgender in provincial Mexico in 1985. Now she is set to take office as a member of Congress.
US Supreme Court backs Minnesota Amish in septic tank fight
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court sided Friday with members of an Amish group in Minnesota who are fighting efforts by authorities to compel them to install septic systems, sending their appeal back to a state court for reconsideration
Marine guilty of involuntary manslaughter in hazing death
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A member of an elite group of U.S. Marines has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter and related charges for his role in the hazing death of a U.S. Green Beret while the men served in Africa,
Bragg’s opponent concedes in primary for Manhattan DA
NEW YORK (AP) — Alvin Bragg, a former top deputy to New York’s attorney general, was poised to become Manhattan’s first Black district attorney and to take over the investigation of former President Donald Trump after his closest opponent conceded
Migrant kids play, watch TV in what US calls ‘model’ shelter
POMONA, Calif. (AP) — Teenage boys chased down soccer balls on grassy fields. Dormitory beds were organized into small pods with a TV in each section. Some kids laid on the cots reading, while others played cards nearby with caseworkers.
US Supreme Court to hear Maine religious school tuition case
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Friday that it will hear a case brought by families
Liberals keeping close eye on rapid-housing program revamp for future, Hussen says
OTTAWA — The federal minister in charge of affordable housing says projects left waiting cap-in-hand when the program they applied to ran out of money will be at the front of the queue during the second round of funding. The $1
France probes claims that retailers used forced Uyghur labor
PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors have opened an investigation into alleged involvement in crimes against humanity based on claims that global retailers, including Uniqlo and the makers of Skechers shoes and Zara clothes, rely on forced labor of minoriti...
Proposal for silent fireworks displays ditched by Halifax city council
HALIFAX — City councillors in Halifax have scrapped the idea of using "silent fireworks" to transform municipal pyrotechnic displays into more inclusive events for those who are triggered by loud noises. They instead endorsed a staff report this week t...
