How Misinformation May Threaten the 2024 Election
As the 2024 U.S. presidential election nears, misinformation threatens to make the race more of a battleground than a civic activity....
21
Nov
01
Nov
‘Everybody Has a Breaking Point’: Umpire Shortage Hurting Youth Sports and Officials Themselves
Aggressive parents and other issues contributing to a local and nationwide shortage of youth sports officials get called out in the first of a two-part story....
24
Oct
California, 32 Other States Sue Social Media Company Meta Over Alleged Harm to Children
The lawsuit alleges that Meta purposely created addictive and harmful social media platforms that it then markets to children....
20
Oct
‘We Are Not Terrorists’ – Muslims and Sikh Americans Fear Fresh Wave of Hate Crimes Amid Middle-East Conflict
The killing of a 6-year-old Muslim boy in Chicago and an attack on a Sikh teen in New York are signs of growing threats amid Israeli-Palestinian violence....
10
Oct
EdSource: What You Need to Know About Student Loan Debt and Repayment
This month, payments on student loan debt for millions of borrowers across the country restarted. Here's what borrowers need to know....
15
Sep
New School Year Beset by Teacher Shortages, Anti-Diversity Efforts
A new school year began recently despite the myriad of challenges within the school system that may hinder the nation’s children's ability to learn....
06
Sep
Indian American Republicans Sticking with Trump
“Nikki Haley represents experience, competence, and calm in the face of chaos. But that’s not where Republicans are now.” — Karthick Ramakrishnan of AAPI Data....
03
Sep
Barbed Wire & Glitchy Phone App Stand Between Asylum Seekers and U.S.
Migrants fleeing persecution, abuse and other dangers may now have to contend with new obstacles like razor wire and barriers in the Rio Grande....
22
Aug
State Women’s Caucus Urges SCOTUS to Keep Gun Laws That Protect Domestic Abuse Survivors
The California Legislative Women's Caucus called on the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to uphold domestic abuse restraining orders....
12
Aug
Small Business Owners Need a Lift Up, Not a Handout
A small business owner and a U.S. senator were two panelists on the roundtable discussion “Growing Main Street America, One Small Business at a Time.”...
07
Aug
Jury Recommends Death Penalty in 2018 Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
A jury recommended the death penalty after finding Robert Bowers guilty on 63 counts, including hate crimes, charges in the deaths of 11 synagogue congregants....
07
Aug
Civil Rights Attorneys Formally Ask DOJ to Investigate Antioch Police
The attorneys represent 13 plaintiffs so far in two lawsuits against Antioch police, alleging civil rights violations, among other allegations....
04
Aug
Migrant Rights Groups to Stage 40-Mile Walk for Immigration Reform
Immigration reform and migrant rights advocates plan to walk more than 40 miles from the North and South Bay to San Francisco to encourage passage of HR 1511....
31
Jul
Unions Flex Muscle Not Seen in Decades
In the hottest labor summer in 40 years, unions are demanding better contracts for working people who can’t live on their paychecks....
08
Jul
Learning From the Past Can Help Stop Hate and Promote Healing, Activists Say
There has been a “relentless rise in racial and ethnic hate crimes,” leaving many to deal with the question, "Is there a way to heal?"...
