Category Archives: Social
Noem’s Mount Rushmore lawsuit sparks legal fight with tribe
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's lawsuit against the federal government over a July Fourth fireworks display she wants to put on at Mount Rushmore has reignited legal tensions between her and the Cheyenne River Sioux
Groups ask judge to block Indiana ‘abortion reversal’ law
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Abortion rights groups asked a federal judge on Tuesday to block a new Indiana law that would require doctors to tell women undergoing drug-induced abortions about a disputed treatment for potentially stopping the abortion process. ...
Judges send Ohio’s case against Census back to lower court
An appellate court on Tuesday sent a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Census Bureau's delay in releasing data used for redrawing congressional and legislative districts back to a trial court and ordered a judge to come up with a remedy between
Amazon to continue pause on police use of facial recognition
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon said Tuesday that it will continue to ban police use of its face-recognition technology beyond the one-year ban it announced last year.
Amazon to extend pause on police use of facial recognition
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon said Tuesday that it will extend its ban on police use of its face-recognition technology beyond the one-year pause it announced last year.
Biden reverses Trump changes to bank antidiscrimination law
NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday it will repeal changes made by the Trump administration to a law aimed at stopping banks from discriminating against racial minorities and the poor.
Vancouver mayor says sorry for city’s role in turning away South Asians in 1914
VANCOUVER — The City of Vancouver has issued an apology for its racist role in denying entry to 376 people aboard a ship that was forced to return to India with its passengers over a century ago. Mayor Kennedy Stewart said
Conservatives push big issues to fore at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion. Guns. Religion. A Trump-fortified conservative majority is making its presence felt at the Supreme Court by quickly wading into high-profile social issues that have been a goal of the right for decades.
PBO report details changes in federal funding for First Nations, Inuit health care
OTTAWA — Parliament's budget watchdog says federal funding for health care for First Nations and Inuit has shot up faster over the last few years than provincial spending on services for the general population. Generally, growth in provincial and terri...
Trudeau says he knew about investigation into general overseeing vaccines weeks ago
OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau says he first learned weeks ago that the general overseeing Canada's vaccination campaign was under investigation, which the prime minister described on Tuesday as "not an ideal situation." The comments during a regular COVID-19...
