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Border crossings in November fell to lowest level of Biden’s term
The sharp drop in illegal crossings is due to stronger enforcement by both the United States and Mexico, U.S. officials and analysts say. December 19, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. EST…
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Man arrested for child sex trafficking with criminal record of no-shows at court
By Lindsey Ragas and FOX 10 Staff Updated December 13, 2024 5:20pm MST Court documents reveal a checkered past for a 31-year-old man who was arrested in Scottsdale for sex trafficking. FOX 10’s…
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California’s jail population will rise due to Prop. 36. So will inmate deaths, advocates say
by Nigel Duara December 17, 2024 In summary California recorded historically high numbers of deaths in county jails for the past six years. Now, counties expect to house more prisoners as…
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Hospitals gave patients meds during childbirth, then reported them for positive drug tests
By Shoshana Walter Published December 11, 2024 at 2:33 PM CST Amairani Salinas was 32 weeks pregnant with her fourth child in 2023 when doctors at a Texas hospital discovered that her…
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Texas professors self-censor for fear of retaliation, survey found
By Kate McGee Published December 12, 2024 at 1:02 PM CST University professors across the political spectrum in Texas are preemptively self-censoring themselves for fear of damaging their reputations or losing their…
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Texas conservatives plan to further restrict trans lives this legislative session
Emboldened by the recent election, some Texas lawmakers are already filing bills that would dictate bathroom use, limit gender identity markers on documents and restrict funding for surgeries. By Eleanor Klibanoff…
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Advancing Disability Inclusion in Post-Crisis Recovery
December 3, 2024 By Ioana Creitaru, Programme Specialist, Vanessa Schultz, Programme Analyst and Gloria Ferrara, Intern, UNDP Crisis Bureau As we commemorate the 2024 International Day of Persons with Disabilities,…
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Amazon makes it harder for disabled employees to work from home
By Spencer Soper Nov. 15, 2024 at 3:13 pm Amazon is making it harder for disabled employees to get permission to work from home, underscoring the tech giant’s determination to get its…
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Biden moves to end subminimum wages for people with disabilities
By Jacqueline Alemany Updated December 3, 2024 The Biden administration is moving to phase out a Depression-era program that allows some employers to pay disabled workers far less than minimum wage, fulfilling…
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