Category Archives: Social
La. governor criticizes police in deadly arrest of Black man
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday denounced the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene as “regrettable," criticizing the state troopers who repeatedly stunned, choked and punched the Black motorist, and also chiding officers wh...
Colorado ends ‘legacy admissions’ for higher education
DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill Tuesday making the state a leader in the nationwide effort to ban legacy admissions at public colleges and universities.
Business Highlights: Exxon board fight, sizzling home market
___ Board fight at Exxon intensifies spotlight on climate change
Judge rules against Georgia in legal fight over Israel oath
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that a Georgia law requiring some people to sign an oath involving Israel is unconstitutional.
Bill to align Canada’s laws with UN Indigenous declaration passes third reading
OTTAWA — A federal bill to harmonize Canada's laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has passed third reading in the House of Commons. The Conservatives, who have raised concerns the legislation would give Indigeno...
Army reprimands multiple soldiers in sexual assault probe
A top general has lost her command and multiple soldiers have been reprimanded following a monthslong investigation into allegations that an Illinois-based Army Reserve unit mishandled sexual assault complaints for years, Army officials said Tuesday. ...
ACLU lawsuit challenges Arkansas trans youth treatment ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union asked a federal judge Tuesday to strike down a new Arkansas law that made the state the first to ban gender confirming treatments or surgery for transgender youth.
ACLU lawsuit challenges Arkansas trans youth treatment ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union asked a federal judge Tuesday to strike down a new Arkansas law that made the state the first to ban gender confirming treatments or surgery for transgender youth.
State board urges renaming of 2 Virginia community colleges
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The board that oversees Virginia’s community colleges has asked two schools to reconsider their decisions to keep names that honor people who owned slaves or advocated for segregation.
Roadblocks and protests disrupt Colombian city of Cali
CALI, Colombia (AP) — The sugar mills that employ tens of thousands of people have ground to a halt. Broken stoplights dangle uselessly over downtown intersections. Police watch over burned bus stops and looted gas stations. Even the ice cream
