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Guest workers and beyond: The Bracero Program
The Bracero Program was an agreement with Mexico, originally crafted during World War II to ease labor shortages i…
Care-free days at theme parks giving way to virus safeguards
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Hugs from Mickey Mouse are out at Walt Disney World. So is bunching up at Six Flags to snag a front-seat roller coaster ride. But the season won't be completely lost for thrill-seekers.
'We've missed it': Long lines form outside shops in England
LONDON (AP) — For many in England, it's been a day of much-needed retail therapy.
Seattle is a young city with a long history of protests
SEATTLE (AP) — Large protests in Seattle over police brutality and racial injustice have again caught the nation’s eye, but big, unruly demonstrations have been part of the city since shortly after it was founded i…
Liz Weston: When parents are the emergency fund
Financial fallout from the pandemic is hitting millennials hard — and many will soon turn to their parents for help, if they haven’t already.
Dear white people: Being an ally isn't always what you think
NEW YORK (AP) — In one video clip, a black man kneels in front of a line of police, then one by one young white men move in as shields, human barriers between him and the law.
Thai restaurants on thin ice despite return of alcohol sales
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's battered restaurant sector had two reasons to celebrate Monday as the country further eased its coronavirus restrictions. Bangkok’s many eateries, which reopened in May after being shut do…
Children go exploring at a summer camp option
MOSES LAKE — It’s almost summer and children can — no, they can’t. Not this summer. The COVID-19 outbreak is messing up summer.
As NYC awakens, navigating a strange new normal
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City that was lingers everywhere in the New York City that is, like flashes of movement out of the corner of your eye.
Pandemic leads to a bicycle boom, and shortage, around world
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fitness junkies locked out of gyms, commuters fearful of public transit, and families going stir crazy inside their homes during the coronavirus pandemic have created a boom in bicycle sales …
Face masks with windows mean more than smiles to deaf people
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Michael Conley felt especially isolated these past few months: A deaf man, he was prevented from reading lips by the masks people wore to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Care-free days at theme parks giving way to virus safeguards
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Hugs from Mickey Mouse are out at Walt Disney World. So is bunching up at Six Flags to snag a front-seat roller coaster ride. But the season won't be completely lost for thrill-seekers.
Blue shirts, no ties: New dress code for Mormon missionaries
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The white shirts and ties that have long been the signature outfit for young men serving missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will no longer be the only outfit choice u…
Airbnb, NYC agree to end their fight over host data-sharing
NEW YORK (AP) — Airbnb and New York City will settle their fight over a law that sought to limit housing rental increases by requiring short-term rental platforms to share information about their listings, the two …
Trump administration revokes transgender health protection
Washington (AP) — In a move applauded by President Donald Trump's conservative religious base, his administration on Friday finalized a rule that overturns Obama-era protections for transgender people against sex d…
VIRUS DIARY: Romance conquers ocean, outbreak and red tape
SAO PAULO (AP) — The certificate arrived on the floor of an otherwise empty elevator. My 1-year-old stumbled to the doorway of our Sao Paulo apartment and watched as I picked up the document. She was the sole witne…