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Lightfoot sued for limiting interviews to reporters of color
CHICAGO (AP) — A white reporter for a conservative media outlet is suing Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot over her decision to grant interviews at the midpoint of her first term only to journalists of color, saying she discriminated against him
US seeks freedom for 2 American journalists in Myanmar
BANGKOK (AP) — The U.S. State Department said Friday it is deeply concerned about the detention of two American citizens who have been working as journalists in Myanmar, and is pressing that country’s military government for their immediate release.
Family hopes for return of US journalist detained in Myanmar
BANGKOK (AP) — The mother of a journalist detained in Myanmar says she and the family “just want him here” in Michigan.
Supreme Court ruling denies media outlet access to records from Quebec court case
OTTAWA — MediaQMI journalists are not allowed access to exhibits that were once part of a Quebec court file, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. The 5-4 decision came Friday in a case that began five years ago when a
The Latest: DHS says no passport plans, clarifying Mayorkas
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security says there won’t be any federal vaccination database nor any mandate that requires people to get a single vaccination credential. It says there are no plans for anything like a U.S. passport.
At 26, Belarus journalist has spent a decade in opposition
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Raman Pratasevich has been part of the Belarus political opposition for over a decade and has long feared the authorities would try to abduct him, even though he was living abroad. The 26-year-old dissident journalist couldn't
Florida sued over law to ban social media content blocking
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Two groups representing online companies sued Florida on Thursday over a new law that seeks to punish large social media businesses like Facebook and Twitter if they remove content or ban politicians.
Photojournalist, gay rights pioneer Kay Lahusen dies at 91
Kay Lahusen, a pioneering gay rights activist who chronicled the movement’s earliest days through her photography and writing, has died. She was 91.
Activists: Charge Louisiana troopers in Black man’s death
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana State Police troopers involved in the violent arrest of a Black motorist who died in police custody in 2019 should be immediately fired and charged with crimes, leaders of the National Urban League and other
Facebook won’t remove posts claiming COVID-19 is human-made
Facebook says it will no longer remove claims that COVID-19 is human-made or manufactured “in light of ongoing investigations into the origin of COVID-19 and in consultation with public health experts."