Category Archives: Social
Hong Kong freedoms fade as security law muzzles dissent
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong is still China’s wealthiest, most capitalist city. Its vistas of skyscrapers and sea framed by dragon-backed emerald peaks are as stunning as ever. But a year after Beijing imposed a harsh national security law
Minnesota House passes modest police accountability measures
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota House approved a modest set of police accountability measures Tuesday night that's part of a broader public safety budget bill as a deadline loomed for the state's divided Legislature to avert a partial
Fox News fined $1 million for sex harassment and retaliation
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City Commission on Human Rights has fined Fox News $1 million, the largest penalty in its history, for violations of laws protecting against sexual harassment and job retaliation.
Arizona county won’t use voting machines from partisan audit
PHOENIX (AP) — Officials in Arizona's largest county plan to stop using voting machines turned over to contractors hired by Republican state senators for a partisan audit of the 2020 election.
Recreational marijuana legal to possess, grow in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — It's legal for people in New Mexico to possess recreational marijuana and grow those plants at home as of Tuesday, the same day regulators opened discussions on rules for the launch of pot sales next
US will close 4 emergency shelters for migrant children
U.S. officials will close four emergency facilities set up to house record numbers of migrant children crossing the Mexican border alone but cautioned Tuesday that minors were still arriving.
Dixie State trustees vote on another new name after backlash
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Southern Utah’s Dixie State University should change its name to Utah Tech University, the board of trustees voted Tuesday after the school's previous name recommendation faced backlash and confusion.
Immigration judges union moves toward regaining authority
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has dropped its opposition to reviving a union for immigration judges that had been stripped of authority during the final months of the Trump administration.
Immigration judges union moves toward regaining authority
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has dropped its opposition to reviving a union for immigration judges that had been stripped of authority during the final months of the Trump administration.
US House votes to ease entry process for Afghan interpreters
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House of Representatives easily passed legislation Tuesday that would make it easier for Afghans who worked for the American military or NATO to relocate to the U.S.
