Over the last decade, California became a national leader in voter accessibility and security, expanding options for when and how ballots can be cast while also strengthening election safeguards. But those reforms came at a cost: speed. And in a political climate where unsupported conspiracies about election fraud can run rampant on social media β…
The Middle East conflict has prompted a major shift in UK household spending intentions as a “ripple of fear” has taken hold, according to a respected measure of consumer confidence. The monthly reading taken by data specialist GfK showed a leap in the number of those hoarding cash and avoiding big spending commitments as rising…
During President Obamaβs first term, when the U.S. and Cuba initially made attempts to thaw our icy relationship, I visited the island country as part of an educational delegation. We met with government officials including Mariela Castro, the daughter of then-President Raul Castro, as she was working on pro-LGBTQ+ legislation. We visited the burial site…
The police’s use of facial recognition technology is to be significantly expanded in an attempt to catch more offenders, ministers have announced. Under the plans, 10 live facial recognition (LFR) vans will be used by seven forces across England to help identify “sex offenders or people wanted for the most serious crimes”, according to Home…
Young faces lit up with joy as award winners bounced to the podium. But it wasnβt only the elementary school recipients. The Westlake High students who created the ceremony were equally thrilled. The teens are part of Make Great Plays, a grassroots organization that gives elementary school students a chance to dream, excel and believe…
When millions of demonstrators took to the streets in June for βNo Kings Dayβ β depicting President Trump as a wannabe monarch intent on violating American democratic norms β it was still fairly early in his administration. The immigration raids in Los Angeles were just getting under way and Trump had deployed military troops to…
Before hitting the stage, the comedians of the TV series βJokes with JoySauceβ have an on-camera ritual of exchanging immigrant stories about growing up with their families. There is no audience during these moments, just comics being vulnerable with one another. The tales give insight into the lives they live offstage and their perspectives as…
In many ways, the most ambitious World Cup in history β which kicked off Thursday in Mexico City β has inspired more angst than anticipation, more fear than fervor. The competition, returning to North America for the first time in more than three decades, has expanded to 48 teams and 104 matches, to be played…
After his Netflix roast inspired tit-for-tat feuding among comedians and backlash from viewers over a joke about George Floyd, Kevin Hartβs stance is clear: All is fair in love, war and comedy. During a Tuesday appearance on βThe Breakfast Club,β Hart addressed the controversy stemming from Netflixβs βRoast of Kevin Hart,β which aired earlier this…
As a milestone is reached of 50,000 migrants crossing the Channel since he became prime minister, Keir Starmer finds himself in a familiar place – seemingly unable to either stop the boats, or escape talking about them.Β Home Office data shows 50,271 people made the journey since the election last July, after 474 migrants arrived…