Tag: Human welfare
For some US Muslims, raw talk on suicide, mental health
Dr. Rania Awaad was attending a virtual religion program this Ramadan when discussion turned to an unexpected question: Is it religiously acceptable to say...
Transgender rights, religion among cases justices could add
WASHINGTON — A closely watched voting rights dispute from Arizona is among five cases standing between the Supreme Court and its summer break. But...
End to COVID-19 hotel housing for homeless raises worries
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Everyone on the streets knows “Sir Charles," the skinny guy with the saxophone, sunglasses, felt hat and megawatt smile. At...
Up to 900,000 in Ethiopia’s Tigray face famine, US says
NAIROBI, Kenya — The United States estimates that up to 900,000 people in Ethiopia’s Tigray region now face famine conditions amid a deadly conflict,...
EU greenlights major funding plan for refugees in Turkey
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders greenlighted plans on Friday to give Turkey another 3 billion euros ($3.6 billion) over the next several years to...
EXPLAINER: What will the end of the eviction ban mean in DC?
WASHINGTON — A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date...
US blocks solar components from China over labor abuses
WASHINGTON — A major Chinese producer of material used to make solar panels will be barred from the U.S. market as part of...
Iowa county shifts eponym from slave-owning VP to Black dean
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa’s most liberal county is no longer named for a slave-owning U.S. vice president and instead will honor a trailblazing...
In pandemic, drug overdose deaths soar among Black Americans
ST. LOUIS — She screamed and cried, banged on the dashboard, begging her husband to drive faster, faster, faster toward her brother lying face-down...
EXPLAINER: So much buzz, but what is critical race theory?
RALEIGH, N.C. — Former President Donald Trump has railed against it. Republicans in the U.S. Senate introduced a resolution condemning any requirement for teachers...