Social issues
Republicans Could Lead on Mental Health Treatment
A homeless man holds a sign asking for money by an entrance to a subway station in New York, Oct. 9, 2015. Photo: Mark Lennihan/Associated Press Tucked away in the gun law President Biden just signed is a provision increasing funding for preventive outpatient treatment for mental illness. This is an important step toward solving …
South Carolina inmate picks firing squad over electric chair
A South Carolina prisoner scheduled for execution later this month has chosen to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair By MICHELLE LIU Associated Press/Report for America April 15, 2022, 5:41 PM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina prisoner scheduled to …
Here’s why health savings accounts may contribute to inequality
The Good Brigade | Digitalvision | Getty Images A popular way to save for out-of-pocket medical expenses might be contributing to health-care inequality, new research suggests. Health savings accounts are tax-advantaged accounts available to Americans with high-deductible health insurance policies. Federal law established them in 2003. Since then, HSAs have grown quickly as employers have …
Jury foreman: Ahmaud Arbery killers showed ‘so much hatred’
The Black man who served as foreman of the jury that returned hate crime convictions against the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery says he believes the verdicts show no one is above the law ByThe Associated Press March 1, 2022, 7:27 PM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article …
House Passes Gun-Control Measure Expanding Background Checks on Sales
WASHINGTON—The House passed the first of a pair of gun-control bills, a priority for Democratic leaders impatient over years of little success on the issue amid broad Republican opposition. The vote was 227 to 203 on a measure to expand background checks to nearly all gun sales. Eight Republicans supported the bill, while one Democrat …
The Latest: Japanese Health Ministry finds new virus variant | National
TOKYO — The Japanese Health Ministry has found a coronavirus variant in people arriving from Brazil that’s different from the ones in Britain and South Africa. The variant was found in airport tests on a man in his 40s, a woman in her 30s and two teens, the ministry said Sunday. Japan was working with …
Italian police break up migrant trafficking ring, arrest 19
Italian police have dismantled what authorities allege was a criminal organization that moved migrants from Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and Pakistan to Italy and northern Europe By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press December 5, 2020, 12:23 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article ROME — Italian police on Saturday arrested 19 suspects, …
Police move in after fights break out during Georgia protest
After several hours of mostly peaceful demonstrations Saturday in an Atlanta suburb that’s home to a giant Confederate memorial, large numbers of police moved in to disperse the crowds when fights broke out August 15, 2020, 7:12 PM 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — After several hours …
Breaking With Tradition, Some Judges Speak Out on Racial Injustices
WASHINGTON—As demonstrations after George Floyd’s killing in police custody unfolded across the nation last week, the chief justice of North Carolina weighed in with her own declaration—the first in a wave of extraordinary statements by jurists around the country. “In our courts, African-Americans are more harshly treated, more severely punished and more likely to be …
How messaging technology is helping fuel global protests
When a friend shared a Facebook post with Michelle Burris inviting her to protest in downtown Washington, D.C., last Saturday, she knew she had to go. So she bought a Black Lives Matter mask from a street vendor before marching the streets of the district with a “No Justice, No Peace” sign. After that march …
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