Social Concerns

Environmental advocates estimate that New Yorkers use about 23 billion plastic bags each year, according to The Associated Press, but Gov. Andrew...

Taiwan's parliament legalised same-sex marriage on Friday (May 16) in a landmark first for Asia as the government survived a last-minute attempt...

Joe Biden will base his presidential campaign headquarters in Philadelphia, his team announced Thursday. The move, which came as...

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill on Wednesday that would effectively ban abortion in the state, with no exceptions for rape...

Tourists and residents in the Mongolian city of Ulgii have been stranded for almost a week by a quarantine put in place...

Voters in the Mile High City appeared to have voted down a first-in-the nation plan to decriminalize the use and possession of...

Istanbul's mayoral election was affected by "organised crime and serious corruption", Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says. Mr Erdogan...

Military sexual assaults reported by its female members rose by 44 percent between 2016 and 2018, according to a new Pentagon report...

A cyclone barreled into eastern India on Friday, bringing down trees and power lines and “extensively” damaging the tourist town of Puri,...

The progressive thinkers often find themselves wondering and debating whether universal or targeted policies are best suited to create a more equal...