Tag: Social affairs
Bill in Washington state would ban private immigration jail
SEATTLE — The Washington Legislature has approved a bill aimed at shutting down one of the country’s largest for-profit, privately run immigration jails.
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Big tech, Nevada repair shops clash over ‘right to repair’
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Trade groups representing big tech companies faced off with independent repair shop owners Monday during a committee hearing in the...
Breonna Taylor’s death: A push to limit no-knock warrants
FRANKFORT, Ky — Kentucky’s lawmakers passed a partial ban on no-knock warrants Tuesday, more than a year after the death of Breonna Taylor during...
Latest graphic novel about John Lewis coming in August
NEW YORK — The award-winning series of graphic novels about congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis will continue a year after his death....
Appeals court upholds constitutionality of terror watchlist
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a challenge to the constitutionality of the government's terrorist watchlist, ruling that the...
Court lets woman’s defamation suit vs. Trump proceed again
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump could face questioning under oath about a former “Apprentice” contestant's sexual assault allegations against him, following a...
NCAA President to meet with protesting basketball players
NCAA President Mark Emmert is planning to meet this week with a group of basketball players who used a social media campaign at the...
Tennessee flood deaths rise to 6 with more rain coming
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee emergency officials have reported a sixth person died in flash flooding over the weekend, and four of the six deaths...
N Carolina NAACP sues to have Confederate monument removed
GRAHAM, N.,C. — The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking the removal of a Confederate monument which stands in...
Federal charges leveled against man in Everglades shooting
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Florida man who opened fire with an AK-47 rifle on officers inside Everglades National Park is facing federal charges,...
