Conservative takeovers of local school boards have already altered lessons on race and social injustice in many classrooms. Now some districts are finding their broader efforts on diversity, equity and inclusion are also being challenged.As her Colorado school district’s equity director, Alexis Knox-Miller thought the work she and a volunteer team were doing was on…Continue Reading

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s Republican senator has joined a push to help families of public safety officers who have suffered mental health challenges or died by suicide.Sen. Susan Collins is part of a bipartisan group of senators that is working to help families receive public safety officers’ benefits. Those benefits are currently limited to…Continue Reading

Krystal Guerra’s Miami apartment has a tiny kitchen, cracked tiles, warped cabinets, no dishwasher and hardly any storage space.But Guerra was fine with the apartment’s shortcomings. It was all part of being a 32-year-old graduate student in South Florida, she reasoned, and she was happy to live there for a few more years as she…Continue Reading

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature was prepared to pass a package of fast-tracked bills this week that would make it more difficult to vote in the presidential battleground state, election year measures that are all but certain to be vetoed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.The proposals are part of a nationwide effort…Continue Reading

Tehran, Iran – An overwhelming majority of Iranian legislators have set to define strict conditions for a return to the country’s 2015 nuclear deal as an agreement with world powers in Vienna appears close. In a statement read out on Sunday, 250 legislators in the 290-member parliament – in control of conservatives and hardliners since 2020 –…Continue Reading

British monarch tests positive for the coronavirus and is experiencing mild, cold-like symptoms, Buckingham Palace says.Published On 20 Feb 202220 Feb 2022Britain’s 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for COVID and has “mild” symptoms. Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Sunday the 95-year-old British monarch will continue to perform light duties. “Buckingham Palace…Continue Reading