DEI opponents are using a 1866 Civil Rights law to challenge equity policies in the workplace (apnews.com)
As legal challenges mount, some companies retool diversity and inclusion programs (apnews.com)
The case against the Fearless Fund alleges that one of its grant programs discriminates against non-Black women and asks the courts to imagine a similar program designed only for white applicants. It is among a growing list of lawsuits against corporate diversity and inclusion programs that are making their way through the...
A Florida hotel cancels a Muslim conference, citing security concerns after receiving protest calls (apnews.com)
A South Florida Marriott Hotel canceled a Muslim group’s conference at the last minute after a protest group claimed the coalition was promoting Hamas, terrorism and antisemitism....
Guatemala is expectant as the new president is set to take office after months of legal battles (apnews.com)
FAA to intensify oversight of Boeing, audit 737 Max 9 production (apnews.com)
Scientists explain why the record-shattering 2023 heat has them on edge. Warming may be worsening (apnews.com)
The latest calculations from several science agencies showing Earth obliterated global heat records last year may seem scary. But scientists worry that what’s behind those numbers could be even worse....
A Proud Boys member who wielded an axe handle during the Capitol riot gets over 4 years in prison (apnews.com)
A jailed member of the Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Friday to more than four years in prison for his role in a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol three years ago, court records show....
A global day of protests draws thousands in Washington and other cities in pro-Palestinian marches (apnews.com)
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Fox News stops running MyPillow commercials in a payment dispute with election denier Mike Lindell (apnews.com)
Lindell went public by tweeting that that Fox, which had been one of MyPillow’s biggest advertising outlets, had canceled him. He said in his tweet that he didn’t know why but that he suspected that the network was trying to silence him. Fox denied that....
Prosecutors to seek death penalty for white supremacist who killed 10 at Buffalo supermarket (apnews.com)
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for the white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket.
A refugee bear from a bombed-out Ukraine zoo finds a new home in Scotland (apnews.com)
An unlikely refugee from the war in Ukraine — a rare Asiatic black bear — arrived at his new home in Scotland on Friday and quickly took to a meal of cucumbers and watermelon....
Phoenix seeks to end Justice Department probe of its police department without court supervision (apnews.com)
Phoenix has asked the U.S. Department of Justice to end its two-year civil rights investigation of the city’s police department through an agreement in which it would take recommendations for changes from the federal agency but wouldn’t be subject to costly court supervision....
The US failed to track more than $1 billion in military gear given Ukraine, Pentagon watchdog says (apnews.com)
4 Ukrainian citizens were among those captured when a helicopter went down in Somalia this week (apnews.com)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ukraine’s foreign affairs ministry says that four of its citizens were among those captured by al-Qaida-linked extremists in Somalia after their helicopter that was contracted by the United Nations made an emergency landing in territory controlled by the militants earlier this week....
French foreign minister visits Kyiv and pledges solidarity as Russia launches attacks (apnews.com)
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — France’s new foreign minister arrived in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Saturday to meet with his counterpart in a sign of support for Ukraine as Russia’s full-scale invasion nears its second anniversary....
Turkey launches airstrikes against Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria after 9 soldiers were killed (apnews.com)
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey carried out airstrikes targeting Kurdish militants in neighboring Iraq and Syria on Saturday, the Turkish Defense Ministry said. This comes a day after an attack on a Turkish military base in Iraq killed nine Turkish soldiers....
Ruling-party candidate emerges victorious in Taiwan's presidential election (apnews.com)
The result in Taiwan’s presidential and parliamentary election will chart the trajectory of relations with China over the next four years.
Ruling-party candidate emerges victorious in Taiwan's presidential election (apnews.com)
The US failed to track more than $1 billion in military gear given Ukraine, Pentagon watchdog says (apnews.com)
Africa's Catholic hierarchy refuses same-sex blessings, says such unions are contrary to God's will (apnews.com)
In the greatest rebuke yet to Pope Francis, the Catholic bishops of Africa and Madagascar issued a unified statement Thursday refusing to follow his declaration allowing priests to offer blessings to same-sex couples and asserting that such unions are “contrary to the will of God.”...
EPA sets out rules for proposed 'methane fee' for waste generated by oil and natural gas companies (apnews.com)
Oil and natural gas companies for the first time would have to pay a fee for methane emissions that exceed certain levels under a rule proposed Friday by the Biden administration....
The US is investigating if Boeing ensured a part that blew off a jet was made to design standards (apnews.com)
The US is investigating if Boeing ensured a part that blew off a jet was made to design standards::The Federal Aviation Administration said that the investigation is focusing on plugs on Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners.
St. Paul makes history with all-female city council, a rarity among large US cities (apnews.com)
St. Paul, Minnesota, has an all-woman city council for the first time in its history — and experts say it may be the largest U.S. city to ever have an all-woman council.
A woman was hired to investigate racial harassment after a suicide. Then she encountered it herself (apnews.com)
Joscelin Thomas, a former coordinator in the Davis School District’s equal opportunity office, alleges in a federal lawsuit that district staff treated her “as if she were stupid,” accused her of having a substandard work ethic and denied her training and mentorship opportunities that were offered to her white colleagues....
Investigators found stacked bodies and maggots at a neglected Colorado funeral home, FBI agent says (apnews.com)
Investigators who entered a Colorado funeral home where nearly 200 abandoned bodies were found encountered stacks of partially covered human remains, bodily fluids several inches deep on the floor, and flies and maggots throughout the building, an FBI agent testified Thursday....
