Medical professionals take part in a vigil May 19 outside the Elizabeth Detention Center operated by CoreCivic in Elizabeth, New Jersey. (Courtesy of Doctors for Camp Closure/Marie DeLuca)
Ohio teacher in same-sex marriage loses Catholic high school job
A Catholic high school in Kettering, Ohio, did not renew the contract of a longtime English teacher, after the status of his same-sex marriage came to light.
James Zimmerman, an English teacher of 23 years at Archbishop Alter High School, was told by his principal that the Cincinnati Archdiocese made the decision after an anonymous tip-off.
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As climate effects hit coffee crops, Guatemalan farmers become migrants
Many Central Americans arriving at the U.S. southern border are escaping a toxic mix of gang violence, poverty and corruption. But for record numbers of Guatemalans deciding to emigrate more recently, the root cause appears to be climate change and the devastating effect it has had on that country's coffee crop.