Mar 22 Army revamps fitness exam, kicks out leg tuck test many fail By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Army leaders also said Monday they are also going to create a new tiered system that will mask some of the fitness score differences between men and women when it comes to promotions or other job selections. Continue reading
Mar 22 U.S. officials to hold talks in Mexico on migration By Associated Press Mexico's top diplomat for North America said the talks will focus on the two countries "joint efforts for secure, safe and regulated migration."… Continue reading
Mar 22 After record 2020 election turnout, states look to limit voting options By Chloe Jones The Brennan Center, an independent nonpartisan law and policy organization in New York, found that more than 253 restrictive voting bills had been introduced in legislatures across 43 states just this year through Feb. 23 — up from 35 bills… Continue reading
Mar 22 Supreme Court could reimpose Boston Marathon bomber's death sentence By Associated Press The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider reinstating the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Continue reading
Mar 22 Police chief says partying in Miami 'couldn't go on any longer' By Associated Press After days of partying, including several confrontations with police, Miami Beach officials enacted a highly unorthodox curfew Saturday from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. Continue reading
Mar 22 Police officers' posts to private Facebook group show hostility and hate By Associated Press Over the group’s almost four-year existence, a few dozen members became vocal with posts that shifted toward pro-Donald Trump memes and harsh criticism of anyone perceived to support so-called “demoncrats,” Black Lives Matter or coronavirus safety measures. Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 9:17 This guaranteed income experiment looks to reverse 'history of judgement' on people in poverty By Zachary Green Many cities across the country are beginning to experiment with the idea of a guaranteed income: an amount of money meant to address the basic needs of a person living in the U.S., distributed on top of regular income. In… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch 7:39 Stockton, California, gave residents a guaranteed income. Here's what happened By PBS NewsHour What would happen if you gave people $500 a month, no strings attached? Stockton, California set out to answer that question two years ago as one of the first U.S. towns to pilot a Universal Basic Income program. Former Stockton… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 8:54 Actress Margaret Cho on why racism is a 'deep well of shame' for some Asian Americans By PBS NewsHour For more on the history of and recent rise in anti-Asian American racism and hate crimes, Oscar, Golden Globe, Emmy & Grammy-nominated comedian and actress Margaret Cho joins Hari Sreenivasan. She speaks about her own family’s experience with racism in… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 2:40 After Atlanta shooting, protesters call for action, protection for Asian Americans By Laura Fong Hundreds of people turned out for a vigil in New York City’s Union Square on Friday in the wake of Tuesday evening’s deadly shooting at three Atlanta-area spas. Eight people were killed; six of the victims were Asian women. A… Continue watching