Politics Nov 06 Florida votes to restore ex-felons’ voting rights The ballot measure will enable more than 1 million ex-felons to regain their voting rights…
Politics Nov 06 States to decide marijuana, Medicaid, redistricting measures In all, 155 statewide initiatives are on the ballot Tuesday in 37 states. Most were drafted by state legislatures, but 64 resulted from citizen-initiated campaigns, including many of the most eye-catching proposals.
Politics Oct 31 U.S. states split on allowing citizen ballot initiatives Every two years, citizens across the U.S. manage to place some eye-catching measures on state election ballots, posing questions to voters that can be divisive and sometimes historic. But more than half of states offer no such opportunity.
Nation Oct 29 Before Pittsburgh shooting, anti-Semitic incidents were on the rise Year after year, decade after decade, anti-Semitism proves to be among the most entrenched and pervasive forms of hatred and bigotry in the United States.
Nation Oct 12 Pope accepts Cardinal Donald Wuerl’s resignation amid sex abuse scandal Pope Francis appeared to accept Wuerl's resignation reluctantly and asked him to stay on in a temporary capacity until a new archbishop is found.
Nation Sep 20 Anti-abuse activists pan U.S. Catholic bishops’ new proposals to curb sex crimes The initiatives, announced Wednesday, include developing a code of conduct for bishops regarding sexual abuse and harassment, and establishing a confidential hotline — to be run by a third party — to receive complaints of sexual misconduct by bishops, and…
Politics May 30 How the Trump administration is remaking federal policy on women’s reproductive health Social and religious conservatives praise the administration for promoting "a culture of life." But women's-rights activists and some medical experts view the multi-pronged changes as a dangerous ideological shift that could increase unintended pregnancies and abortions.
Nation May 22 McDonald’s workers in 9 cities file sexual harassment complaints Energized by the #MeToo movement, two national advocacy groups are teaming up to lodge sexual harassment complaints against McDonald's on behalf of 10 women who have worked at the fast food restaurant in nine cities. According to their complaints, when…
Nation May 02 With girls joining the ranks, Boy Scouts plan a name change The organization on Wednesday announced a new name for its Boy Scouts program: Scouts BSA. The change will take effect next February.
Politics Nov 12 Allegations against Roy Moore roil U.S. evangelical ranks Now, as Roy Moore's Republican U.S. Senate campaign is imperiled, there's an outpouring of impassioned and soul-searching discussion in evangelical ranks.