White House reports 56% of hires are women, pay gap narrowed
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has filled about 56% of his senior White House staff positions with women, including about 36% who come from racially and-or ethnically diverse backgrounds, according the White House.
New Mexico gives most US funding to child care of any state
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is directing the nation's biggest chunk of federal coronavirus relief money to helping middle-class families pay for child care, a vast expansion aimed at getting parents back to work in one of the
What’s in a tag? Twitter revamps misinformation labels
Last May, as Twitter was testing warning labels for false and misleading tweets, it tried out the word “disputed" with a small focus group. It didn't go over well.
Migrants held in filthy conditions in Mexico border town
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s governmental human rights commission said Thursday that migrants have been detained in filthy conditions in the border town of Piedras Negras, across from Eagle Pass, Texas.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s getting his second dose of vaccine on Friday
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to get his second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on Friday. The prime minister's itinerary shows he's getting a shot of the Moderna mRNA vaccine at an Ottawa clinic. His wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau,
Pro-democracy protests continue to rock Eswatini kingdom
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The South African government has urged calm and restraint in Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, which has been engulfed by pro-democracy protests this week amid growing reports of state violence against demonstrators.
German Green candidate pushes back on copying allegations
BERLIN (AP) — The environmentalist Greens' candidate to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel in Germany's September election pushed back Thursday against claims that she copied from others in a newly published book, the latest complication to hit her campa...
US official: EU expansion delays are helping West’s rivals
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — A top U.S. diplomat for Europe says delays in European Union accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia are helping adversaries of the West advance their geopolitical ambitions.
Overhaul makes it easier for aspiring teachers to get grants
The U.S. Education Department on Thursday loosened the rules around a grant program that’s intended to help aspiring teachers pay for college but has actually left thousands stuck with student debt.
Louisiana’s ex-Lt. Gov. Jimmy Fitzmorris dies at 99
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jimmy Fitzmorris, the affable two-time lieutenant governor who narrowly lost his long-sought-after bids for New Orleans mayor and Louisiana governor, has died. He was 99.