Archives for January 2023

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said he hopes to continue fostering a "very positive" relationship with Speaker Kevin McCarthy. … [Read more...] about Leader of the loyal opposition in House boasts ‘very positive’ relationship with Speaker McCarthy

Just whose new year is it, anyway? … [Read more...] about Anger simmers as ‘Lunar’ replaces ‘Chinese’ new year

A Middle Eastern and North African category could be added to U.S. federal surveys and censuses, and changes could be made to how Hispanics are able to self-identify, under preliminary recommendations released Thursday by the Biden administration in what would be the first update to race and ethnicity standards in a quarter century. … [Read more...] about New U.S. race, ethnicity standards proposed; first since ’97

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General and law enforcement charged 25 recruiters and school officials in five states with participating in a scheme to sell fraudulent nursing diplomas, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. … [Read more...] about Federal agents bust ‘brazen’ scheme dealing in fake nursing diplomas across five states

At age 89, Holocaust survivor Toby Levy knows her time is limited. … [Read more...] about Holocaust survivor races time to share her story of surviving Nazi genocide