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A double amputee who served in Iraq is pushing lawmakers to end the ‘wounded veterans tax’
Federal policy prevents around 50,000 injured veterans from receiving both their full retirement pay and disability compensation. May 26, 2025, 4:37 PM CDT / Updated May 27, 2025, 11:56 AM CDT By Melanie Zanona…
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EEOC’s Biden-era rule on abortion protections for workers struck down by judge
By Daniel Wiessner May 22, 2025 11:19 AM CDT May 22 (Reuters) – A federal judge in Louisiana has ruled that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission cannot require employers to…
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Women’s rights are under attack 30 years after leaders adopted a blueprint for equality, UN says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Updated 3:59 PM CDT, March 6, 2025 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Thirty years after world leaders adopted a historic blueprint to achieve gender equality, a new United…
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Abortion-rights groups denounce censorship on Meta-owned apps in Latin America and beyond
By MARÍA VERZA Updated 7:08 PM CDT, May 15, 2025 MEXICO CITY (AP) — All of a sudden, women contacting one of the biggest sources of information about abortion in Mexico through the…
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Washington will offer special education to students longer under new law
Jerry Cornfield May 16, 2025 / 10:45 am A new law triggered by a lawsuit will ensure public school students in Washington are offered special education instruction until they are 22 years…
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Our Rescue and We Fight Monsters partner to build “Hope House” in Memphis, TN
Our Rescue May 22, 2025, 14:01 ET In a united effort to support survivors of sex trafficking in the U.S., Our Rescue and We Fight Monsters have signed a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…
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As fears persist over students’ visas, Mass. colleges try to offer legal and academic support
By Anna Rubenstein May 02, 2025 Colleges and universities across Massachusetts moved swiftly to change policies and offer new services to international students affected by the Trump administration’s whiplash actions against their…
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Trump administration says Harvard will receive no new grants until it meets White House demands
By Collin Binkley and Jocelyn Gecker Updated May 06, 2025 Harvard University will receive no new federal grants until it meets a series of demands from President Trump’s administration, the Education Department announced…
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Woman who says she was accused of being a man in Boston hotel bathroom files complaint with AG’s office
Ansley Baker said she was forced from the women’s restroom when a security guard banged on the stall door and asked for her ID. By Molly Farrar May 8, 2025 The woman…
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