US transgender student wins years-long war on school bathroom rights
WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Monday handed a final victory to a transgender student who fought for years to use the boys’ bathroom at his high school. The highest US court refused to hear an appeal brought by Virginia school officials opposed to allowing transgender teenagers to use the bathroom reflecting their identity. As…
Classrooms grapple with racial slurs in classic American novels
NEW YORK: The recent dismissal of a white New York professor for reading aloud the “N-word” from a Mark Twain novel has shone a spotlight on the use of racial slurs in American classrooms. It has renewed a long-standing debate about how books from some of the United States’ most famous authors should be taught…
US lawmakers, advocates question Biden’s plan to evacuate Afghans who
WASHINGTON: As US President Joe Biden moves ahead with his plan to withdraw Afghans from Kabul who have assisted US military efforts in the country, lawmakers and advocates have raised several questions as the deadline for the plan draws near. The White House on Thursday confirmed that it would evacuate former interpreters, drivers and others…
US lawmakers introduce resolution condemning human rights abuses by China
WASHINGTON: Ahead of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) centenary anniversary next week, a bipartisan group of US lawmakers have submitted a resolution condemning China’s human rights abuses over the last 100 years. Led by Wisconsin Republican Mike Gallagher, the resolution was introduced in the US House of Representatives on Friday. It lists atrocities committed by…
China’s central role in stalling investigation on Covid-19 origins exposed
WASHINGTON: Calls for a fresh investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus, which has killed millions of people and shattered the global economy, continue to grow with China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) at the centre of global scrutiny. A Wall Street Journal (WSJ) investigation had found that China resisted international pressure for a…
Study finds how dream job and job you get are
WASHINGTON: A study led by a team of international researchers reported the existence of important discrepancies between young people’s dream jobs and employment realities. A University of Houston psychology researcher believes that when it comes to career aspirations for teenagers, it’s best to shoot for the moon, so one can at least land in the…
US lawmakers ask Biden administration to protect ‘documented dreamers’ from
WASHINGTON: A group of influential US lawmakers on Friday urged the Biden administration to take all necessary steps to prevent the deportation of ‘documented dreamers’. They are estimated to number around 200,000, a significant majority of whom are kids of H-1B visa holding Indian professionals who are on the Green Card waiting list, that as…
Trump targeting GOP impeachment voter at Ohio revenge rally
WASHINGTON: Former President Donald Trump will return to the rally stage this weekend, holding his first campaign-style event since leaving the White House as he makes good on his pledge to exact revenge on those who voted for his historic second impeachment. Trump’s event at Ohio’s Lorain County Fairgrounds, not far from Cleveland, will be…
‘We’re going to stick with you’: US President Biden assures
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden has told his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani that the people of Afghanistan “are going to have to decide their future” but assured him that the US is going to “stick with you” even after the American troops leave the war-torn nation by September. Biden, who had his first face-to-face meeting with…
Donald Trump to hold ‘Save America’ rally on July 3
WASHINGTON DC: Former US President Donald Trump will hold a rally on July 3 in the state of Florida, his office said in a press release. “Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America, will hold a major rally in Sarasota, Florida, on Saturday, July 3, 2021,” the release said on Wednesday.…