by Catherine Buchaniec, Courtney Degen and Jonathan Lehrfeld | Mar 8, 2022 | Featured, Living, Urban Indian Healthcare
For Melodi Serna, 44, serving in the military is a family tradition. Her great grandfather served in World War I, her great aunt in World War II, her grandfather in Korea, and her great uncle in Vietnam, she said. “Then it was my turn,” said Serna, who is...
by Julia Mueller | Dec 2, 2021 | Living
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a bipartisan group of other California lawmakers on Wednesday evening gathered on the front lawn to light this year’s Capitol Christmas tree, an 84-foot white fir from Six Rivers National Forest in the Golden State. “In...
by Allison Novelo | Dec 2, 2021 | Featured, Health, Living, Social Justice
WASHINGTON — The long-held precedent of upholding abortion rights, as established in Roe v. Wade, appeared more vulnerable following oral arguments on Wednesday over the legality of Mississippi’s near total ban on the procedure. State Solicitor General Scott Stewart...
by Jay Silver | Feb 25, 2021 | Coronavirus, Economy, Featured, Living
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Some housing officials in the Capital Region are telling homeowners who are relieved by the new federal COVID-19 eviction moratorium extension to begin preparing financially for the eventual end of the federal program. The U.S. Department of Housing...
by Dalia Faheid | Oct 27, 2020 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — Despite being essential workers, domestic workers – especially those whose primary language is Spanish – are excluded from much-needed coronavirus relief, according to a National Domestic Workers Alliance report released Tuesday. “This...
by Samone Blair | Sep 16, 2020 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Living
Advocates deplored the request by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and actions by the Department of Health and Human Services to remove religious discrimination and sexual orientation protections in the foster care system, saying the moves were politically motivated...