Politics Jul 17 Study says Trump’s proposed time limit for low-income housing most likely to affect working families and children The study suggests a proposed two-year time limit on federal housing subsidies could affect as many as 1.4 million households in public housing and Section 8 programs.
Politics Mar 24 How this U.S. border town is grappling with Trump’s trade war with Canada Locals and visitors alike in Point Roberts, Washington, are increasingly worried about how this unusual waterfront border town that has embodied the two countries’ interdependency can survive the hostility brewing on both sides.
Politics Jan 20 Trump signs executive order to suspend TikTok ban for 75 days to find U.S. buyer Business leaders, lawmakers, legal scholars, and influencers who make money on TikTok are watching to see how Trump tries to resolve a thicket of regulatory, legal, financial and geopolitical issues with his signature.
Nation Oct 15 The basics of navigating the insurance claims process after a destructive hurricane Immediately after disasters like these, property insurance is likely not top of mind as people secure their safety and basic needs, but insurance claims are part of the process of resetting.
Nation Jan 31 AP report: DOJ examining AI screening tool used by Pa. child welfare agency Several civil rights complaints were filed in the fall about the Allegheny Family Screening Tool, which is used to help social workers decide which families to investigate, AP has learned.
Nation Jun 02 Oregon dropping AI tool used to help decide child abuse cases Child welfare officials in Oregon will stop using an algorithm to help decide which families are investigated by social workers, opting instead for a new process that officials say will make better, more racially equitable decisions.
Nation Apr 29 How an algorithm that screens for child neglect could harden racial disparities Child welfare officials in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, the cradle of Mister Rogers’ TV neighborhood, are using an algorithm to support agency workers as they make decisions meant to protect children from neglect.
Politics Mar 17 Activist father of U.S. Olympian Alysa Liu targeted by Chinese spy ring U.S. Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu and her father Arthur Liu – a former political refugee – were targeted in a spying operation ahead of the Beijing Olympics that the Justice Department alleges was ordered by the Chinese government, the…
Arts Feb 11 Once confined to classical music, figure skaters now turn to an eclectic mix of genres Figure skating at the Beijing Olympics has witnessed a birth of more current, mainstream and offbeat music that first took hold four years ago in Pyeongchang, the first Winter Games in which lyrics were allowed.
Economy Oct 27 Worsened by pandemic, child care crisis hampers broader economy Each caretaker resignation, coronavirus exposure and day care center closure reveals an industry on the brink, with wide-reaching implications for an entire economy's workforce.