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Amanda Darrow, director of youth, family and education programs at the Utah Pride Center, poses with books, including The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison and Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison, that have been the subject of complaints from parents in Salt Lake City on Dec. 16, 2021.
Rick Bowmer/APA conservative campaign to ban certain books from schools is prompting other parents to push back. The issue is often framed as the latest "culture war" battle, but some see democracy itself at stake.
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The local government also says it will suspend plans for a city-wide mass-testing exercise.
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The grievances over sexual slavery, forced labor and other abuses stemming from Japan's WW II-era colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula have strained Seoul-Tokyo relations in recent years.
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Justice Clarence Thomas has been hospitalized with an infection, Supreme Court says National News
Justice Thomas' condition is improving and he will likely be released within two days, the court said. He'll stay involved in the consideration of any cases the court hears this week.
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In Iraq's Mosul, art springs up from ruins almost 5 years after the ouster of ISIS National News
This vibrant street art is a sign of the spirited rebuilding going on in the northern Iraqi city, after ISIS was defeated in 2017.
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Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 20) National News
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Zelenskyy compares Russia's invasion to Holocaust in a plea to Israel for support National News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with Israeli lawmakers about his impatience with Israel as it mediates negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.
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More than 900 civilians have died in Ukraine. The true number is likely much higher National News
Many of the casualties occurred in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in Ukraine's east, which are partially controlled by separatist rebels backed by Russia.
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