Politics May 20 DeSantis argues that judge overseeing Disney lawsuit should be disqualified Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking that a federal judge be disqualified from the First Amendment lawsuit filed by Disney against the Florida governor and his appointees, claiming the jurist's prior statements in other cases have raised questions about his impartiality.
Nation May 18 U.S. metropolitan areas are growing, reversing many 2021 drops, new estimates show Numbers released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau were another sign that flight from urban areas during the first year of the pandemic either slowed down or reversed in its second year.
Nation May 13 Complaints of 2020 census undercounts in major cities receive mixed results Some of the largest U.S. cities challenging their 2020 census numbers aren't getting the results they hoped for from the U.S. Census Bureau. Here's where the challenges stand for Austin, Boston, Detroit, Memphis, Milwaukee and Phoenix.
Politics May 08 Simulation suggests 2020 census missed many noncitizens A number of noncitizens appear to have been missed in the 2020 census. That's according to results from a U.S. Census Bureau simulation that utilized records from government agencies instead of the survey-like responses used in the official once-a-decade tally…
Politics May 01 DeSantis board approves suing Disney in latest legal battle Days after Disney sued Florida's governor in federal court for what it described as retaliation for opposing the state's so-called "Don't Say Gay" bill, members of Disney World's governing board made up of Gov. Ron DeSantis appointees have authorized a…
Politics Apr 17 DeSantis seeks to control Disney with state regulatory powers The announcement is the latest in a tit-for-tat between Disney and the governor that started last year when the entertainment giant publicly opposed the state's so-called "Don't Say Gay" legislation.
Nation Apr 09 Ben Ferencz, last living prosecutor of Nazis at Nuremberg trials, dies at 103 Ben Ferencz, the last living prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials, who tried Nazis for genocidal war crimes and was among the first outside witnesses to document the atrocities of Nazi labor and concentration camps, has died. He had just turned…
Politics Mar 08 DeSantis’ new Disney World governing board hints at future controversial actions Board members on Wednesday faced calls for better firefighter equipment, lessons on public records requests and bond ratings. But the five board members appointed by DeSantis on Wednesday hinted at future controversial actions they may take.
Politics Feb 07 New Florida bill could spell end of Disney’s control over resort Some see it as punishment for Disney's opposition to the so-called "Don't Say Gay" law championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Legislature.
Politics Jan 26 Biden administration proposes new race and ethnicity categories for federal surveys A Middle Eastern and North African category would be added to U.S. federal surveys and censuses, and changes would be made to how Hispanics are able to self-identify.