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Michigan House Oversight Committee approves "vaccine passport" ban bill on party lines

The Michigan House Overnight Committee met on Thursday morning to discuss a bill that would ban the state government's use of a vaccine passport. This…

Survivors of the ISIS genocide of Yazidis walk to mass graves near the village of Kocho, northern Iraq, in August 2019, on the fifth anniversary of the massacre that killed most of the men and older boys in the village.

'Nothing Left In The World Except These Bones': Yazidis Search For Mothers' Remains

Investigators have discovered 17 mass graves containing bodies of some of the 3,000 Yazidis killed by ISIS. For survivors, a grave with remains of older and pregnant women prompts a special anguish.

The waiting area of a pop-up vaccination site at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City sits empty as the rush for vaccinations winds down in June.

Getting a religious exemption to a vaccine mandate may not be easy. Here's why

With COVID-19 vaccine mandates taking effect around the country, requests for religious exemptions are on the rise. Under federal law, employers have a lot of discretion in granting the requests.

Catholics gathered in front of Warsaw's church of Holy Cross in an anti-LGBT protest in May.

Local Governments In Poland Rescind Anti-LGBT Resolutions, Fearing Loss Of EU Funding

In 2019, more than 100 provinces and municipalities in Poland passed resolutions declaring they were "LGBT-free." They're backing down as the EU warns it will cut off funding to local governments.

Cheers! Do you know about cherry bounce?

It’s hard to keep up with all the new distilleries in Michigan. There are so many around the state. But, that’s not the half of it. These inventive…

Students at a training program, Cooperative Home Care Associates in New York, practice basic skills like a bed-bath on each other. Home health aides, provide basic, day-to-day support for elderly and disabled people, allowing them to age at home.

There's A Shortage Of Home Health Aides For The Elderly, And It's Getting Worse

Advocates have been calling for changes in the field. They say these jobs are exhausting, with low wages, little respect and little career growth. "We need a complete transformation," one expert says.

Anita Hill teaches courses on gender, race, social policy and legal history at Brandeis University.

Anita Hill Started A Conversation About Sexual Harassment. She's Not Done Yet

Hill doesn't regret testifying against Clarence Thomas during his 1991 Supreme Court confirmation hearing: "There is victory in being able to come forward and state what has happened to you."

Hassan Mahmoud, 53, is one of the Syrians who testified in a landmark trial in Germany in which a former Syrian security official is charged with crimes against humanity and other crimes for overseeing torture at a prison.

Syrians Have Stared Down Threats To Testify Against Assad's Regime In A Landmark Trial

Witnesses have detailed Syrian prison abuse in a crimes against humanity trial in Germany for over a year. Some withdrew over threats, while many have persevered to bring to justice an ex-official.

Brian Kolfage (left) and Steve Bannon host a Wall-A-Thon to raise money for a privately funded border wall.

Crowdsourced border wall donors disturbed by fraud and money laundering charges

Some donors have gotten their money back after contributing to "We Build the Wall." Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon and other officials at the nonprofit are accused of bilking donors.

A former CDC official criticizes the agency over its latest reversal, this time in guidance on how the coronavirus is transmitted.

After Aerosols Misstep, Former CDC Official Criticizes Agency Over Unclear Messaging

Dr. Ali Khan, a former CDC official, says "it's becoming harder to trust what CDC tells us" after the agency posted, then deleted, information on coronavirus transmission. It's the latest flip-flop.

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