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New Rules Aim to Decide US Asylum Cases in Months, Not Years

March 24, 2022

The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled new procedures to handle asylum claims at the U.S. southern border, hoping to decide cases in months instead of years.

Russia-Ukraine War: Key Things to Know About the Conflict

March 22, 2022

The battle for Ukraine’s strategic port of Mariupol raged on Monday, as Ukraine rejected a Russian offer to evacuate its troops from the besieged city. Russian bombardment continued to hit it and other cities in Ukraine.

Florida House Representative Michele Rayner delivers an impassioned speech

Disney Workers Plan Walkout to Protest ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill

March 17, 2022

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney workers are planning walkouts during their breaks every day this week to protest CEO Bob Chapek’s slow response in publicly criticizing Florida legislation that critics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

Bomb-Threatened Black Schools Eligible for Security Grants

March 16, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Historically Black colleges and universities victimized by recent bomb threats are now eligible for federal grants under a program designed to help improve campus security and provide mental health resources, Vice President Kamala Harris was set to announce Wednesday.

A sign posted by opponents to a wastewater treatment plant

Tennessee Community Fights to Save Their ‘Exceptional’ Creek

March 16, 2022

PRIMM SPRINGS, Tenn. (AP) — Greg Deen and his family have farmed along Lick Creek in Middle Tennessee since shortly after the Civil War. The children of Vange Johnson’s large extended family were baptized in the creek. Bea and Neil Jobe, now in their 80s, no longer grow tobacco irrigated with creek water but still get their drinking water from a nearby well.

VA Proposal to Close Rural Health Clinics Spurs Opposition

March 15, 2022

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has released a list of community-based clinics that it proposes to close in New Mexico and other rural areas around the country as part of a years-long process aimed at modernizing the department and streamlining its infrastructure.

University of California campus in Berkeley

New California Law Prevents Enrollment Drop at UC Berkeley

March 15, 2022

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a new law that stops one of the most prestigious U.S. universities from being forced to turn away thousands of students from its incoming freshman class.

Met Announces Mexican as 1st Female Architect for Wing

March 14, 2022

MEXICO CITY (AP) — New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Monday that a Mexican architect has been chosen as the first woman to design a wing at The Met, as the museum is known.

Private Companies and Citizens Offer Creative Aid For Ukraine

March 14, 2022

While our political leaders are giving rousing speeches in Washington, companies like Ahrefs, Microsoft, BP, and Airbnb are taking immediate steps to intervene in the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

A Cuban woman and her daughter wait in line

US Ends Asylum Restrictions For Children Traveling Alone

March 13, 2022

ATLANTA (AP) — Unaccompanied child migrants trying to enter the United States will no longer be denied a chance to seek asylum under new guidance announced by U.S. health authorities.

Cars drive by as media and attendees gather around the River Oaks Theater during a press conference announcing the small movie theater reopening in Houston on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Historic Houston Theater’s Pandemic Rescue a Public Good

March 12, 2022

HOUSTON (AP) — After a historic Houston theater seemingly closed for good last year due to economic challenges from the coronavirus pandemic, its supporters — including film lovers, preservationists and directors Richard Linklater and Wes Anderson — got to work to try and revive it.

Florida Sen. Manny Diaz Jr., speaks for a bill during a legislative session at the Florida State Capitol, Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Florida GOP Lawmakers Pass Bill to Limit Discussion of Race

March 11, 2022

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Republican-dominated Florida Legislature gave Gov. Ron DeSantis another victory in what some call his political culture war by sending him a bill Thursday that will limit discussions teachers and businesses can have about race.

In Minneapolis Strike, Teachers Say Kids Aren’t All Right

March 10, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Teachers in Minneapolis say they’ve noticed more kids with anxiety and depression. One school counselor says she’s seen more fights and drug use. Some kids tell parents they’re frustrated — because learning stops when teachers have to deal with disruptive students in class.

Russian Attack on Hospital Stirs Outrage as Talks Stall

March 10, 2022

MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian airstrike on a Mariupol maternity hospital that killed three people brought condemnation down on Moscow on Thursday, with Ukrainian and Western officials branding it a war crime, while the highest-level talks yet yielded no progress toward stopping the fighting.

Native Americans Fret as Report Card Released on 2020 Census

March 9, 2022

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Plans for the 2020 census were set well in advance to ensure Native Americans living on reservations were counted more accurately than during the 2010 census, when almost 5% of the population was missed.

Russia-Ukraine War: Some Key Developments in the Conflict

March 8, 2022

Two million people — half of them children — have fled Ukraine in the less than two weeks since Russia invaded the country, officials said Tuesday, as Europe’s worst refugee crisis since World War II grows by the day.

President Barack Obama, center, walks as he holds hands with Amelia Boynton Robinson

In Selma, Foot Soldier’s Kin Boosts Youth Voting Rights Role

March 8, 2022

For longer than Elliott Smith can recall, annual commemorations of the historic voting rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, doubled as family reunions.

Republican Lawmakers Unveil Medical Marijuana Regulations

March 7, 2022

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republicans in the Oklahoma House on Monday unveiled a package of new restrictions on the state’s booming medical marijuana industry, designed to crack down on illegal growers who sell cannabis on the black market.

Workers in protective gear bury a coronavirus victim

Death Toll Nears 6 Million as Pandemic Enters Its 3rd Year

March 7, 2022

BANGKOK (AP) — The official global death toll from COVID-19 is on the verge of eclipsing 6 million — underscoring that the pandemic, now entering its third year, is far from over.

Months After Pledge, India Yet to Submit Emissions Targets

March 4, 2022

NEW DELHI (AP) — Four months after India announced its “net-zero” target at the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, the country has yet to submit its targets for cutting greenhouse emissions, underscoring the difficulty of overhauling energy policy amid a growing population.

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