by Kelly Rissman | Aug 1, 2019 | Featured, Immigration
DETROIT–Protestors championing immigrant rights tried to shut down the Detroit-Windsor international tunnel ahead of the second Democratic presidential debate Wednesday, leading to arrests by Detroit police. Some 100 protestors chanted, “No hate no fear,...
by Ariana Puzzo | Jul 28, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – A group of New York congressmen and women are pushing for a statue of Harriet Tubman to be in the United States Capitol, which would make it only the second statue of a black American woman in the U.S. Capitol. The first statue honored civil rights...
by Josephine Chu | Jul 27, 2019 | Entertainment, Featured
WASHINGTON — With the premiere of a new PBS Kids animated series called “Molly of Denali,” the Native community finally has a show to call their own. Published in conjunction...
by Sruthi Darbhamulla | Jul 26, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Congress should take immediate steps to prevent school shootings by focusing on the “common sense, obvious recommendations” that don’t involve a lot of spending and avoid the gun control debate, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, said Thursday....
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by Matt Reynolds | Jul 26, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Animal rights activists Thursday praised the passage of a House bill that would impose stiffer penalties on Tennessee trainers who for decades have ducked regulation of “soring” — an outlawed practice that forces horses to step higher for judges and...
by Kelly Rissman | Jul 26, 2019 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — Democrats challenged the head of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection on the agency’s “culture of cruelty” at a House subcommittee hearing on Wednesday. CBP Chief Carla Provost repeatedly denied the notion of a toxic culture at her agency....
