• Pastry painting sparks free speech debate in New Hampshire

    Pastry painting sparks free speech debate in New Hampshire

    Apr 18, 2023 04:36 PM EST

    ... s perception is that any mural depicting anything related to a business is a ‘sign.’ This is governmental discrimination based on the content of the speech" and the speaker's identity, it said. The lawsuit says the town’s sign definition is “incredibly broad,” with no mention of murals in ...

  • WATCH: Kevin McCarthy delivers speech after 100 days as House speaker

    WATCH: Kevin McCarthy delivers speech after 100 days as House speaker

    Apr 17, 2023 09:49 PM EST

    When Rep. Kevin McCarthy emerged from a messy 15-ballot election and ascended to House speaker, he was emboldened rather than chastened by the fight, declaring that his father taught him early on in life: “It’s not how you start; it's how you finish.”

  • WATCH: Biden, Trudeau celebrate 'inseparable' U.S.-Canada relations in speech to Parliament

    WATCH: Biden, Trudeau celebrate 'inseparable' U.S.-Canada relations in speech to Parliament

    Mar 24, 2023 05:27 PM EST

    Biden, in his speech, said, “Today our destinies are intertwined and they are inseparable Not because of inevitability of geography, but because it’s a choice, the choice we made again and again.” “Two people, two countries, in my view sharing one heart.” On Ukraine, Trudeau vowed that Canada would ...

  • Experts say attacks on free speech are rising across the U.S.

    Experts say attacks on free speech are rising across the U.S.

    Mar 15, 2023 09:13 PM EST

    ... have the ability to limit committee testimony, and often use those limits to keep the legislature's work focused and timely. Still, the age-based speech restriction appeared to be a first for the state. A group of teens took action, launching phone and email campaigns staging protests. “There is ...

  • In a speech, China's Xi Jinping calls for 'more quickly elevating' armed forces

    In a speech, China's Xi Jinping calls for 'more quickly elevating' armed forces

    Mar 09, 2023 07:47 PM EST

    The program laid out by Xi dovetails with a number of national strategies already underway, including the "Made in China 2025" campaign to make China dominant in 10 key fields and a decades-old campaign for civilian-military integration in the economy.

  • China says it was smeared in President Biden's State of the Union speech

    China says it was smeared in President Biden's State of the Union speech

    Feb 08, 2023 07:28 PM EST

    A Foreign Ministry spokesperson says China does not fear competing with the U.S. but is "opposed to defining the entire China-U.S. relationship in terms of competition."

  • WATCH: Biden promotes economic agenda in Wisconsin, 1st event after State of the Union speech

    WATCH: Biden promotes economic agenda in Wisconsin, 1st event after State of the Union speech

    Feb 08, 2023 04:28 PM EST

    Workers lined up in orange shirts and hard hats behind the president as he spoke. A banner that said “union strong” hung to the side.

  • Kamala Harris delivers speech at Tyre Nichols' funeral

    Kamala Harris delivers speech at Tyre Nichols' funeral

    Feb 01, 2023 11:12 PM EST

    ... done. He’s gone home,” she said, urging Congress to pass police reform. The Rev. Al Sharpton and Vice President Kamala Harris both delivered impassioned speeches calling on Congress to approve the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, a broad package of police reforms that includes a national registry for ...

  • Ethiopians file lawsuit against Meta over hate speech in Tigray war

    Ethiopians file lawsuit against Meta over hate speech in Tigray war

    Dec 14, 2022 04:36 PM EST

    NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Two Ethiopians have filed a lawsuit against Facebook's parent company, Meta, over hate speech they say was allowed and even promoted on the social media platform amid heated rhetoric over their country's deadly Tigray conflict. Former Amnesty International human rights researcher Fisseha Tekle is one ...

  • Twitter, other tech companies slip on removing hate speech, EU review says

    Twitter, other tech companies slip on removing hate speech, EU review says

    Nov 24, 2022 05:27 PM EST

    ... responsible for content moderation and other crucial tasks. The EU report found Twitter assessed just over half of the notifications it received about illegal hate speech within 24 hours, down from 82% in 2021. Facebook, Instagram and YouTube also took longer, while TikTok was the only one to improve. The ...