New York City outlaws discrimination on the basis of weight, height
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has signed legislation that will ban discrimination based on body size by adding weight and height to the list of protected categories such as race, sex and religion
2023-05-27 06:21
Court monitor warned of medical care issues at Border Patrol stations before girl’s death
A court-appointed monitor said in January that child migrants held in medical isolation may be overlooked when Border Patrol stations are too crowded
2023-05-27 06:21
X marks the spot: Yellen tells Congress US could run out of money to pay all its bills by June 5
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has told Congress that the U.S. could default on its debt obligations by June 5 if lawmakers do not act in time to raise the federal debt ceiling
2023-05-27 06:19
Oregon, awash in treatment funds after decriminalizing drugs, now must follow the money
Funding for drug treatment centers in Oregon, financed by the state’s pioneering drug decriminalization policy, stands these days at over a quarter-billion dollars
2023-05-27 05:54
EU to send human rights envoy to Cuba, but will not 'impose' demands
By Dave Sherwood HAVANA The European Union will send a special human rights envoy to Cuba this year
2023-05-27 05:54
New York man indicted on murder charge after 20-year-old woman was shot and killed when car turned in wrong driveway
A man accused of shooting and killing a woman who was a passenger in a car that mistakenly drove up his driveway in rural New York has been indicted on a murder charge.
2023-05-27 05:53
Essay: A mega-fan's appreciation for Tina Turner's limitless energy and lessons of survival
Adam Kealoha Causey was just 10 years old the first time he truly heard Tina Turner's voice
2023-05-27 05:51
Ukraine Recap: Graham ‘Optimistic’ After Meeting With Zelenskiy
Senator Lindsey Graham, after a trip to Ukraine and meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said that he had
2023-05-27 05:30
US Navy Hit by Chinese Hacking Campaign, Report Says
An alleged campaign by Chinese state-sponsored hackers on targets in the US and Guam has raised fears that
2023-05-27 05:26
Hikikomori: Why S Korea is paying young recluses to leave home
Money only "touches the surface" of a deeper problem, former recluses and youth workers say.
2023-05-27 05:23
Yellen pushes back forecast of potential US default date
WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday extended the deadline for raising the federal debt limit, saying
2023-05-27 05:16
Yellen Sets June 5 as Default Date in US Debt-Ceiling Standoff
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said her department estimates it will run out of funding by June 5 if
2023-05-27 05:15