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Q & A: Black Lives Matter Canada co-founder Sandy Hudson on her new book, 'Defund'

Q & A: Black Lives Matter Canada co-founder Sandy Hudson on her new book, 'Defund'

TORONTO Sandy Hudson's new book on police abolition comes just ahead of the five-year anniversary of George Floyd's murder, and while much has changed since then, the urgency with which many of the activists call for police abolition hasn't.
List of child welfare research grants marked for termination in mistaken HHS email

List of child welfare research grants marked for termination in mistaken HHS email

An employee of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sent an email Wednesday that mistakenly included plans to terminate more than 150 research grants related to child and family well-being.
Email mistake reveals secret plans to end research on Head Start and other child safety net programs

Email mistake reveals secret plans to end research on Head Start and other child safety net programs

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) The Trump administration could gut research on the effectiveness of child welfare programs, with plans to terminate dozens of university grants studying improvements to Head Start and child care policy, according to a spreadshe
Trump's pick for top prosecutor in DC is testing Republican loyalty

Trump's pick for top prosecutor in DC is testing Republican loyalty

WASHINGTON (AP) Most of President Donald Trumps top nominees have sailed through the Senate with little resistance. His pick to be the top federal prosecutor for the nations capital could be an exception. Ed Martin Jr.
Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR

Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR

WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR as he alleged bias in the broadcasters reporting.
Justice Department sues Hawaii, Michigan, Vermont and New York over state climate actions

Justice Department sues Hawaii, Michigan, Vermont and New York over state climate actions

DETROIT (AP) The U.S. Justice Department filed lawsuits against four states this week, claiming their climate actions conflict with federal authority and President Donald Trump's energy dominance agenda .
The Justice Department ended a decades-old school desegregation order. Others are expected to fall

The Justice Department ended a decades-old school desegregation order. Others are expected to fall

WASHINGTON (AP) When the Justice Department lifted a school desegregation order in Louisiana this week, officials called its continued existence a historical wrong and suggested that others dating to the Civil Rights Movement should be reconsider
What to know about California's fight over harsher penalties for soliciting sex from older teens

What to know about California's fight over harsher penalties for soliciting sex from older teens

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) A debate over whether to create harsher penalties for soliciting and buying sex from 16- and 17-year-olds exploded in the California Legislature this week.
Vance heralds 'industrial renaissance' in his visit to a South Carolina steel plant

Vance heralds 'industrial renaissance' in his visit to a South Carolina steel plant

HUGER, S.C. (AP) Vice President JD Vance visited a steel plant in South Carolina on Thursday as he heralded the launch of an industrial renaissance in the U.S., in part due to President Donald Trumps moves to boost domestic industry.
California Democrats reject push for harsher penalties for soliciting sex from older teens

California Democrats reject push for harsher penalties for soliciting sex from older teens

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
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