Looted from British-colonized Ghana in the 19th century before being transferred to Fowler Museum at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the 1960s, the artifacts included an elephant tail whisk, an ornamental chair made of wood, leather and iron, two gold stool ornaments, a gold necklace and two bracelets.
U.S. museum returns artifacts to Ghana that were looted 150 years ago Read more
At schools where 25% of families participate in income-based public benefits, such as the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, the U.S. federal government now will cover the cost of free meals for all enrolled students. Previously, the qualifying threshold was 40%.
Millions more children to receive free school meals under expanded U.S. program Read more
When classrooms in California reopen for the fall term, all 6.2 million public school students will have the option to eat school meals for free, regardless of their family’s income.
California launches largest free school lunch program in U.S. Read more
The law is retroactive, freeing individuals who have been bound by arbitration language to pursue legal action against their harassers.
U.S. officially enacts Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault Act into law Read more
