Domestic violence
FILE - Alexander Zverev, of Germany, serves to Andrey Rublev, of Russia, during the men's single final of the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament in Mason, Ohio, in this Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021, file photo. Zverev is seeded for the U.S. Open, the year's last Grand Slam tennis tournament. Play in the main draw begins in New York on Monday, Aug. 30. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster, File)
Zverev denies allegations, backs ATP domestic violence rules

By Brian Mahoney Aug. 27, 2021 05:43 PM EDT

FILE - Sen. Alex Kasser, D-Greenwich, the Senate vice chairman of the General Assembly's Transportation Committee, speaks following a meeting at the Connecticut Department of Transportation offices on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, in Newington, Conn. Connecticut state Sen. Kasser, the first Democrat elected by her Fairfield County district since 1930, announced Tuesday, June 22, 2021, she is resigning from office. She cited her high-profile and contentious divorce, saying she's no longer able to adequately do her job. (AP Photo/Susan Haigh, File)
Connecticut lawmaker resigns state Senate, citing divorce

By Susan Haigh Jun. 22, 2021 02:45 PM EDT

Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey speaks with a young person while visiting the Tobin Community Center, Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Boston. The chair of the Boston School Committee, Alexandra Oliver-Dávila, resigned amid criticism of racially charged texts she shared with another member of the committee disparaging families of students, city officials announced Tuesday, June 8. Janey said in a written statement Tuesday that the texts were "unfortunate and unfairly disparaged members of the Boston Public Schools community." (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Boston leadership tangled in series of scandals

By Steve Leblanc Jun. 09, 2021 04:10 PM EDT

Members from Medicine Wheel Ride stand by their bikes tied with red ribbons at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, Wednesday, May 5, 2021, after riding to raise awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. (AP Photo/Cheyanne Mumphrey)
Vigils, rallies mark day of awareness for Indigenous victims

By Susan Montoya Bryan And Felicia Fonseca May. 05, 2021 12:05 AM EDT

Gun advocates testify on both sides of background check bill

By Holly Ramer Apr. 28, 2021 03:59 PM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — With gun sales on the rise, Second Amendment advocates in New Hampshire are divided over a bill that would eliminate the state’s role in...

Advocates detail 'shadow pandemic' of violence against women

By Susan Montoya Bryan Apr. 27, 2021 05:54 PM EDT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Cases of domestic violence against Indigenous women and children and instances of sexual assault increased over the past year as...

Editorial Roundup: Missouri

By The Associated Press Apr. 27, 2021 10:54 AM EDT
Kansas City Star. April 23, 2021. Editorial: Missouri health director Randall Williams is gone, and he won’t be missed ...

Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

By The Associated Press Apr. 14, 2021 08:21 AM EDT
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ April 13 The Greensboro News & Record on...

Leslie Powers delivers breakfast plates at Salt Lake City's Blue Plate Diner on Friday, March 12, 2021. The owners recently announced they will be closing on May 4, after 20 years in business. A new development is going in on the corner that is forcing it to shut down. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
Survey shows effect of outsize of job loss on Utah women

By Becky Jacobs Apr. 11, 2021 08:00 AM EDT

The Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence Executive Director Sarah Prout Rennie is photographed March 31, 2021 in Detroit. Michigan is facing another public health threat on top of COVID-19: soaring domestic violence cases says Prout Rennie. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Michigan gets surge of calls from domestic violence victims

By Anna Liz Nichols Apr. 03, 2021 10:44 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2021 file photo, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations committee Sen. Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, presents an amendment to HB 80 in the Senate Chambers during the Georgia legislative session at the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta. The Senate voted 54-0 on Tuesday, March 23, to pass House Bill 81, which calls for Georgia to spend $27.3 billion in the year starting July 1. That puts back a fraction of the $2.2 billion that lawmakers cut last year when they feared a big drop in tax revenue. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Georgia budget nears final action as Senate backs plan 54-0

By Jeff Amy Mar. 23, 2021 12:18 PM EDT

Georgia Senate seeks to put its stamp on $27.3B budget

By Jeff Amy Mar. 22, 2021 02:52 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia Senate budget proposal would spend more on after-school care and domestic violence shelters, pay for every superior court judge in the...

FILE - In this March 8, 2021, photo, protesters chant slogans in front of police during a rally to mark the International Women's Day in Istanbul. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a decree early Saturday, March 20, 2021, annulling Turkey's ratification of the Istanbul Convention, a blow to women's rights advocates, who say the agreement is crucial to combating domestic violence. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)
Turkey withdraws from European treaty protecting women

By Zeynep Bilginsoy Mar. 20, 2021 11:05 AM EDT

FILE - Melinda Gates attends a meeting at the G-7 Finance in Chantilly, north of Paris, on Thursday, July 18, 2019. Philanthropy is in a unique position to speed global change, but government action is necessary to implement it, Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said Wednesday, March 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, file)
Melinda Gates says philanthropy, government work best united

By Glenn Gamboa Mar. 17, 2021 03:51 PM EDT

In this March 4, 2021, photo provided by the Lan Asket campaign, the founders, from left, Lina al-Qaddoumi, Najeeba Hayat, Shayma Shamo and Ascia al-Faraj, stand beside Abdulaziz al-Saqabi, one of the Kuwaiti politicians who has proposed an amendment to the penal code to define and punish sexual harassment in Kuwait City, Kuwait. (Lan Asket via AP)
Kuwait's #MeToo moment: Women denounce harassment, violence

By Isabel Debre Mar. 13, 2021 06:48 AM EST

WHO study finds 1 in 3 women face physical, sexual violence

Mar. 09, 2021 11:17 AM EST
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. health agency and its partners have found in a new study that nearly one in three women worldwide have experienced physical or sexual...

The South Carolina Supreme Court met Tuesday, May 12, 2020, in Columbia, S.C., for its first- ever oral arguments via teleconference. The Court heard concerns over potential difficulties of voting in this year’s elections due to the coronavirus outbreak, as social distancing recommendations remain in place. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
South Carolina again halts in-person hearings due to virus

By Meg Kinnard Jan. 07, 2021 01:41 PM EST

Businesses reopen as Rhode Island's 3-week 'pause' is lifted

Dec. 21, 2020 09:59 AM EST
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Some Rhode Island businesses are allowed to reopen or increase capacity Monday now that Gov. Gina Raimondo's “pause” to help control...

Editorial Roundup: Georgia

By The Associated Press Dec. 02, 2020 10:32 AM EST
Recent editorials from Georgia newspapers: ___ Dec. 1 The Brunswick News on the lack of treatment...

Maryland courts to further restrict operations

Nov. 25, 2020 08:11 AM EST
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland Judiciary will further restrict courtroom operations and reduce the types of cases that will be heard virtually or in person...