Tag: Human rights and civil liberties
Some Black parents say remote learning gives racism reprieve
CHICAGO — Before schools shuttered during the pandemic, Ayaana Johnson worried every time she dropped her daughters off at school.
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As pandemic ebbs, an old fear is new again: mass shootings
<p>PORTLAND, Ore. — Brianne Smith was overjoyed to get an e-mail telling her to schedule a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Hours later,...
Mother searches for son believed killed by Colombia soldiers
BUCARAMANGA, Colombia — Doris Tejada last heard from her son on New Year’s Eve 2007. Óscar Alexander had left her home in central Colombia...
$%&@!! Maine rethinks decision to stop vetting vanity plates
<p>PORTLAND, Maine — Based on crude license plate messages, one may be forgiven for assuming Maine doesn’t give two flips about obscenities.</p>
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Man with neo-Nazi ties gets 3 years for bogus threats, calls
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A former neo-Nazi leader was sentenced to more than 3 years in prison Tuesday for his role in a conspiracy...
Judges hear arguments over Census’ contentious privacy tool
<p>MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The fight over whether the U.S. Census Bureau can use a controversial statistical technique to keep people's information private in the...
Supreme Court won’t take Maryland bump stock ban case
<p>WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is declining to take up a challenge to Maryland’s ban on bump stocks and other devices that make guns...
Belgium’s police-related racial violence concerns UN body
<p>BRUSSELS — A U.N. rights committee expressed concerns Monday about police-related racial violence in Belgium and asked the country to allow thorough investigations of...
FIFA bans Haiti women’s soccer official in sexual abuse case
<p>ZURICH — A soccer official in Haiti was banned for 10 years on Monday for her part in the systematic sexual abuse of women’s...