by Beverly Banks | Mar 6, 2019 | Immigration, Topics
PARIS — When he lived outside a metro station in Paris, Shikhali Mirzai received a sleeping bag, tent, and clothes from a student group dedicated to aiding refugees in the city. The kind gesture stayed with the then-22-year-old, who now helps the group...
by Beverly Banks | Mar 5, 2019 | Health, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — Younger generations of pro and anti-abortion advocates are digging in their heels and preparing for a long, drawn-out legal battle as President Trump alters access to reproductive care and courts across the country continue to rule on abortion. This past...
by Beverly Banks | Mar 5, 2019 | Health, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — With the future of abortion rights on the verge of changing like no time since before Roe v. Wade, advocates are presenting new arguments to plead their cases. Both sides have amped up messaging in an effort to intertwine human rights and abortion since...
by Beverly Banks | Feb 6, 2019 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The rebuilding of America’s infrastructure was one of the few proposals that drew bipartisan support Tuesday night during President Donald Trump’s second State of the Union speeches. Attending his first State of the Union address, Rep....
by Beverly Banks | Feb 6, 2019 | Topics
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (UPI) — The House Foreign Affairs Committee met Wednesday for a hearing on the Arabian Peninsula, wrangling over the United States’ relationship with Saudi Arabia and how to maintain influence in the region. Chairman Eliot Engel, D-N.Y.,...
