ProCon Issues in the News

ProCon debates are hot topics, constantly in the news, as the following stories make clear.

St. Nicholas

Archaeologists Believe They Have Unearthed St. Nicholas’s Sarcophagus

Young woman with Down syndrome smiling while working at her job

A New Rule Would End Subminimum Wage for People with Disabilities

Fighting in hockey

Odds of CTE Increase 34 Percent with Each Year of Hockey

House of Parliament, London

England and Wales Are One Step Closer to Legalizing MAID

The University of Texas at Dallas

University of Texas Announces Free College for Some Students

Three Mile Island nuclear power generating station

Infamous Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant to Reopen

Obesity

Over Half of Americans Are Overweight or Obese

Teens on social media.

Australia Proposes Teen Social Media Ban

Wisława Szymborska

Use of AI on Polish Radio Station Causes Outrage

Teen vaping

England Ban on Single-Use Vapes to Take Effect June 2025

Oral contraceptive

Biden Administration Proposes Free OTC Birth Control

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) Introduces Court-Packing Bill

California state flag

California to Apologize for Complicity in Slavery

Coffee

Securities and Exchange Commission Says K-Cup Pods are Not Recyclable

Artificial intelligence

Virginia Representative Addresses Congress Using AI Voice

Illinois Bans Corporal Punishment in All Schools

Tulsa Race Massacre

Tulsa Creates Commission to Study Reparations