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U.S. Citizens Detained in Immigration Crackdown |
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Also read: mental illness, immigration, immigration raidCitizens and documented residents in the United States are being caught up in the crackdown on undocumented immigrants and detained, sometimes for months, reports the Los Angeles Times. Rennison Vern Castillo, an immigrant from Belize who has b...
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Can New Fathers Develop Postpartum Depression? |
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Also read: health, fatherDepression during pregnancy and after the birth of a baby is a common problem for women, affecting as many as 13 percent of pregnant women and new mothers, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. But is depression a common problem for new dads after th...
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Fidel Castro Meets Black Lawmakers: Is Change Coming to Cuba? |
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Also read: Latino, Cuba, Congressional Black Caucus Members of the Congressional Black Caucus, which has long supported lifting trade and travel embargoes on Cuba, met with Fidel and Raul Castro this week as President Barack Obama considers a policy change toward the country, The Associated Pre...
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Will U.S. Supreme Court Put Gay Marriage on Its Agenda? |
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Also read: LGBT, same-sex marriage, Supreme Court Despite two states legalizing same-sex marriage within a week, don't expect the issue to end up in the U.S. Supreme Court anytime soon, according to CBS News legal analyst and attorney Andrew Cohen. Cohen says while there may be some momentum on...
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Preschool Obesity Rates Highest for American Indians, Blacks, Latinos |
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Also read: health, Latino, Black, American Indian A new study finds that 20 percent of American 4-year-olds are obese, with rates highest among American Indian, Latino and Black children, NPR reports. The rate for American Indian preschoolers was startlingly high, with close to a third of them ...
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Why Are Gays Being Killed in Iraq? |
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Also read: LGBT, hate crimes, gay and lesbian issues As many as 25 men and boys suspected of being gay have been found murdered in the past two months in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City, Iraq, The New York Times reports. The sudden rash of violence follows the blossoming of a gay subculture attribut...
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Latinos Make Up Half of New Americans |
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Also read: Latino, immigrationA Latino advocacy group reports that Latinos make up close to half of America's newest citizens, The Associated Press (AP) reports. A total of 461,317 Latinos became U.S. citizens in the fiscal year 2008, close to half of the country's 1,046,539 new citizens, according ...
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Will the DREAM Act Provide a Path to Citizenship? |
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Also read: Immigration Awareness Month, CongressA bill offering undocumented students a path to citizenship has been introduced in Congress and has broad bipartisan support, the New York Daily News reports. The bill, called the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, would of...
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NYC Fried-Chicken Eateries Named After Obama |
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Also read: Barack Obama, bigotry More cases of so-called homage to President Barack Obama are sparking cries of racism, this time in New York City, the New York Daily News reports. Two fast-food joints are now calling themselves "Obama Fried Chicken," one in Harlem and one in Brooklyn.Staffers ...
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Which Ethnic Group Distrusts the Criminal-Justice System Most? |
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Also read: Pew Hispanic Center, LatinoWhile more Latinos are coming into contact with the criminal-justice system, fewer believe the system will treat Latinos fairly, according to a report by the Pew Hispanic Center. The report indicates that the level of confidence Latinos have in the criminal-just...
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Why Are More Black College Athletes Graduating? |
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Also read: education, Black, The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in SportA new report shows that Black athletes are graduating from college at higher rates than in the past and at a higher rate than Black college students as a whole, The Associated Press (AP) reports. The NCAA measurement for gra...
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How Does Poverty Affect Kids' Cognitive Development? |
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Also read: education, poverty A new study suggests the chronic stress of poverty affects working memory, which is crucial to learning, The Washington Post reports. The research could point to a major factor in the cycle of poverty that plagues many low-income families. Gary W. Evans, a professor of ...
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Why Are Some Immigrant Detainee Deaths Not Reported? |
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Also read: immigration If it wasn't for a letter from another immigrant detainee, the death of 43-year-old Ahmad Tanveer in a New Jersey jail in 2005 might have gone as unheeded as his chest pains and requests for medical attention allegedly did, The New York Times reports. His case reveals the lack...
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Jobless Rate Hits 8.5 Percent--Is an End in Sight? |
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Also read: economic crisis, recessionThe jobless rate hit its highest level in 25 years after businesses eliminated another 663,000 jobs in March, the 15th-consecutive month of job losses, The New York Times reports.Unemployment reached 8.5 percent last month, up from 8.1 percent in February, accord...
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