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To build trust, Racine police moved into the neighborhoodRacine’s community policing model, pioneered in the 1990s, isn’t a fast fix – it takes time, commitment, and investment.
From knocking on doors to Facebook posts: Missionary work moves onlineWith missionary travel upended during the pandemic, some Latter-day Saints are finding that virtual missions still yield personal growth.
First LookUS eases border restrictions for vaccinated air travelersOn Monday, the United States announced it will open its doors to vaccinated travelers arriving from the U.K., the EU, China, India, Iran, Ireland, Brazil, and South Africa in November. Travel bans have limited entry into the U.S. for the past 18 months.
First LookAmid precarious conditions in Haiti, US ramps up deporting migrantsThousands of Haitians are trying to cross the Mexico-Texas border into the United States as they flee tumultuous conditions in their home country. But U.S. border officials are increasing deportation flights back to Haiti.
The battle to save Earth’s largest tree from California’s wildfiresFirefighters fought tirelessly over recent days to save one of California’s sequoia groves, and its famous General Sherman tree.
Vaccine mandates: How sincere is a ‘sincerely held belief’?For businesses, questioning the sincerity of an employee’s religious belief is both legally and practically fraught, employment experts say.
A national model? How Virginia is improving landlord-tenant relations.After being exposed for having one of the highest eviction rates in the country, Virginia has passed a number of laws with protections for tenants.
First LookSenate parliamentarian: $3.5T bill can't fund citizenship pathwayDemocrats hoped to carve out a pathway to citizenship for immigrants in the filibuster-protected $3.5 trillion social and environmental bill. But on Sunday, Elizabeth MacDonough, the nonpartisan Senate parliamentarian, rejected the option.
First LookUS closes a Mexico-Texas border crossing, deports HaitiansOn Sunday, U.S. and state officials blocked migrants crossing the Mexican border in Del Rio, Texas, and began flying Haitian migrants back to Haiti.
First LookSubmarine deal, drone error, pandemic: Multiple challenges test BidenA defense pact with Australia draws ire from France. The Pentagon acknowledges drone strike killed Afghan civilians. And President Biden faces tests on his domestic agenda.
Pandemic took bite out of US economy. Yet millions escaped poverty.More than 17 million Americans avoided poverty in 2020 thanks to pandemic relief programs, according to a new Census report.
- Pandemic took bite out of US economy. Yet millions escaped poverty.
More than 17 million Americans avoided poverty in 2020 thanks to pandemic relief programs, according to a new Census report.
First LookHow a Black Iowa police chief is urging change, despite backlashThe city of Waterloo, Iowa, has a longstanding history of deep racial divisions. Its first Black police chief, Joel Fitzgerald, is working to build community trust and implement police reform. Even though he’s integrated forces before, he says this is his hardest test.
FocusIs Joe Manchin holding democracy hostage? His colleagues won’t say.The West Virginia Democrat says he doesn’t support a $3.5 trillion budget to fund Biden priorities. His party can’t pass it without him.
First LookWhat is AUKUS? US, UK, and Australia team up in Indo-Pacific.On Wednesday, President Biden announced a new security alliance with Britain and Australia focused on the Indo-Pacific – likely heightening tensions with China. The alliance’s first priority is to bolster Australia’s defenses with nuclear-powered submarines.
First LookWhich US states will welcome the most Afghan evacuees?Around 37,000 Afghan evacuees have landed in the United States so far. California, Maryland, Texas, and Virginia are welcoming a disproportionately large number of these arrivals, in part because many Afghans have family and friends in these locations already.
Why end of Afghan war is not end of US-led nation buildingU.S. military-backed efforts to build democracies abroad are over for now. But that does not mean America has given up its nation-building ambitions.
Can there be a winner in the school culture wars?What does a “win” look like in today’s polarized school culture wars over masks, critical race theory, and gender identity?
First LookAfter 200 years of white men, Boston's next mayor will be a womanMichelle Wu has emerged as the top candidate following Tuesday’s preliminary election for Boston’s mayor. A three-way finish for the No. 2 slot is still too close to call, but come November, both candidates will be women of color – a historic first for the city.
First LookTrump-era policy still keeping Chinese students out of the USChinese students trying to attend university in the U.S. are having their student visas revoked, a consequence of a Trump-era policy intended to prevent China from obtaining U.S. technology. China is the biggest source of foreign students at American universities.
