Category Archives: Social
China’s leader Xi hands out medals amid party celebrations
BEIJING (AP) — Amid celebrations over the centenary of the ruling Communist Party, Chinese President Xi Jinping has awarded loyal party members with medals and called for adherence to Marxism.
US envoy: Children in conflict taught to commit war crimes
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Children caught in conflict are being taught to commit war crimes before they can count, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Monday, pointing to the deadliest attack in Burkina Faso in years, with more
Mexico high court mandates permits for personal pot use
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Supreme Court ordered the government Monday to issue permits for the personal use of marijuana and for the growing of limited amounts of pot plants, after the country’s Congress took too long to approve a
US: Big drop in migrant kids at largest emergency shelter
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The number of migrant children housed at the Biden administration's largest emergency shelter for those who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border alone has dropped by more than 40% since mid-June, a top U.S. official said Monday, touting
US: Big drop in migrant kids at largest emergency shelter
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The number of migrant children housed at the Biden administration's largest emergency shelter for those who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border alone has dropped by more than 40% since mid-June, a top U.S. official said Monday, touting
Biden taking bipartisan infrastructure deal on the road
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will look to sell voters on the economic benefits of the $973 billion infrastructure package while in Wisconsin on Tuesday, hoping to boost the bipartisan agreement that is held together in large part by
Biden taking bipartisan infrastructure deal on the road
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will look to sell voters on the economic benefits of the $973 billion infrastructure package while in Wisconsin on Tuesday, hoping to boost the bipartisan agreement that is held together in large part by
Needle exchange law in West Virginia halted amid lawsuit
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A judge in West Virginia has granted a group's request to stop a law tightening requirements on needle exchange programs from being implemented next month.
N.L. will stop issuing alerts when babies are born to mothers deemed high risk
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador’s government says it will stop informing child-welfare officials when a baby is born to a mother deemed high risk. Advocates and Indigenous leaders have long said so-called birth alerts disproportionately ...
Initial deal struck to end South Carolina prison riot suits
South Carolina prison officials said Monday they have reached the initial approval phase of a $6 million settlement to resolve dozens of lawsuits the Department of Corrections is facing following a deadly prison riot that killed seven inmates.
