Leading law school seeks to remove genocidal founder’s name
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The University of California Hastings College of the Law will work on removing the name of its founder, who sponsored massacres of Native Americans in the 1850s, the board of directors voted Tuesday.
GOP sweeps statewide races with 2 down-ballot wins
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Virginia Republicans completed a sweep of down-ballot statewide offices Wednesday, with victories for attorney general and lieutenant governor, including the first Black woman ever to be elected statewide in the commonwealth. ...
China, Russia urge UNSC to end key sanctions on North Korea
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — China and Russia are urging the U.N. Security Council to end a host of sanctions against North Korea including a ban on exports of seafood and textiles, a cap on imports of refined petroleum products and
Cat got your vote? NYC candidate brings pet to polling place
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's Republican mayoral candidate, Curtis Sliwa, tried to bring a furry friend to his polling place on Tuesday — one of his many pet cats.
Takeaways from Tuesday’s elections: Bad omens for Democrats
The off-year elections for governor in Virginia and New Jersey tend to receive outsize attention, and the results are mined for deeper meaning about what they portend for the midterm elections the following year that determine which party controls Cong...
EXPLAINER: So much buzz, but what is critical race theory?
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — It has become a major issue in the Virginia governor's race. Former President Donald Trump has railed against it. Republicans in the U.S. Senate introduced a resolution condemning any requirement for teachers to be trained in
GEO ordered to pay $23.2M in detainee minimum wage cases
SEATTLE (AP) — A private prison company has been ordered to pay more than $23 million over lawsuits that accused it of running its for-profit immigration lockup in Washington state on the backs of detainees.
Los Angeles County sheriff won’t enforce vaccine mandate
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Tuesday he won’t comply with a mandate requiring deputies be vaccinated against the coronavirus or face termination, claiming thousands could leave the department and that will lead to ...
Arizona high court upholds ruling blocking school mask bans
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously upheld a lower court judgment that found the Republican-controlled Legislature violated the state constitution by including new laws banning school mask mandates and a series of other meas...
Senate votes to send tech exec David Cohen to Ottawa as Biden’s U.S. envoy
WASHINGTON — The Senate has confirmed David Cohen, a tech executive who once served as chief of staff to the mayor of Philadelphia, to be the next U.S. ambassador to Canada. Cohen, a lawyer, lobbyist and fundraiser who served as a