• Biden needs these core voters for the 2024 race

    Biden needs these core voters for the 2024 race

    May 08, 2024 07:45 PM EDT

    ... his numbers with whites overall to be higher than that or he must raise his numbers with non-white voters. (Or there must be a shift in turnout that favors him.)We spoke with Democratic pollster Cornell Belcher about this last week. He pointed out that Barack Obama won his ...

  • Boy Scouts of America rebranding to more inclusive Scouting America

    Boy Scouts of America rebranding to more inclusive Scouting America

    May 07, 2024 04:51 PM EDT

    IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. It's a significant shift as the organization emerges from bankruptcy following a flood of sexual abuse claims and seeks to focus on inclusion ...

  • As Native communities spotlight disappearances and killings, U.S. authorities try to fix systemic issues with outreach program

    As Native communities spotlight disappearances and killings, U.S. authorities try to fix systemic issues with outreach program

    May 05, 2024 04:48 PM EDT

    ... the puzzle are building relationships with Native American communities and making the justice system more accessible to the public, Neal said. Part of Neal's work includes reviewing old cases: time-consuming work that can involve tracking down witnesses and resubmitting evidence for testing. “We’re trying to flip that ...

  • Vietnamese American artists on Gulf Coast honor their community's success and struggles

    Vietnamese American artists on Gulf Coast honor their community's success and struggles

    May 03, 2024 10:25 PM EDT

    ... BP oil spill devastated the Gulf's fishing industry and the livelihoods of many Vietnamese-American shrimpers. But again, Nguyen says, there was rebirth, a shift to farming in community-owned cooperatives like this. Dylan Tran, Composer: It's something to do with resilience and community. It's something to ...

  • United Methodists prepare for votes on ending bans on same-sex marriage, LGBTQ clergy

    United Methodists prepare for votes on ending bans on same-sex marriage, LGBTQ clergy

    Apr 29, 2024 04:43 PM EDT

    ... marriage and the ordination of LGBTQ clergy. After a day off on Sunday, delegates to the General Conference of the United Methodist Church resumed their work Monday and will be meeting all this week before wrapping up their 11-day session on Friday They've already begun making historic changes ...

  • Harris announces final rules on minimum nursing home staffing standards

    Harris announces final rules on minimum nursing home staffing standards

    Apr 22, 2024 02:53 PM EDT

    ... Harris announced the final rules on Monday before a trip to La Crosse, Wisconsin, where she will talk to nursing home care employees about their work. In the battleground state, Harris also will hold a campaign event focused on abortion rights. https://youtube.com/embed/MS32QEpN-jE President Joe Biden ...

  • Tennessee Volkswagen workers vote on union membership in key test of UAW's plan to expand

    Tennessee Volkswagen workers vote on union membership in key test of UAW's plan to expand

    Apr 19, 2024 04:37 PM EDT

    ... Health Administration. And the company contends that it considers workers' preferences in scheduling. It noted that it recently agreed to change the day that third-shift workers start their week so that they have Fridays and Saturdays off. But Meadows, whose job involves preparing vehicles for the assembly line after ...

  • The benefits of a 4-day workweek, according to employers

    The benefits of a 4-day workweek, according to employers

    Apr 18, 2024 10:20 PM EDT

    Paul Solman: Hey, Bernie Sanders thinks so. He recently introduced a Senate bill to reduce the standard workweek to 32 hours. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT): The sad reality is Americans now work more hours than the people of any other wealthy nation. Paul Solman: Now, look, a shorter workweek ...

  • Child care costs are about to start dropping for families that need the most help

    Child care costs are about to start dropping for families that need the most help

    Apr 14, 2024 07:30 PM EDT

    Pandemic-era funding is the reason both of her centers are still open, especially the shift to enrollment-based billing, Farias said. “It was almost traumatizing imagining going back.” For her business, the new rule “is going to change everything,” she said. She’ll be able to better serve more ...

  • Environmentalists protest Biden administration approval of huge oil export terminal off Texas coast

    Environmentalists protest Biden administration approval of huge oil export terminal off Texas coast

    Apr 11, 2024 10:50 PM EDT

    ... to the oil industry the next. It’s time for President Biden to listen to the overwhelming majority of voters who want to see a shift away from fossil fuels, not a doubling down on dirty and deadly energy projects.'' DiPaola was referring to the administration's January announcement that ...