Tag: Political and civil unrest
Schools try pep-rally tactics to get students vaccinated
SAN DIEGO — A growing number of public schools are using mascots, food trucks and prize giveaways to create a pep-rally atmosphere aimed at...
Venezuela asks Spain to extradite leading opposition figure
MADRID — Venezuela has filed a request to get a prominent opposition activist extradited from Spain to complete the remaining 8 years of a...
Roadblocks and protests disrupt Colombian city of Cali
CALI, Colombia — The sugar mills that employ tens of thousands of people have ground to a halt. Broken stoplights dangle uselessly over downtown...
Gun-waving charges against Senate candidate’s wife amended
A special prosecutor said Tuesday he has amended the charges against a St. Louis woman who waved a gun at racial injustice protesters last...
What boycott? Majority of Steelers arrive on time for OTAs
PITTSBURGH — Cam Heyward is over all of the virtual stuff. The videoconferencing while sitting in a car in his driveway. The solitary workouts....
Hezbollah leader: Breach of Jerusalem means regional war
BEIRUT — The leader of Lebanon’s militant group Hezbollah said Tuesday any violations of Jerusalem and the sites holy to Muslims and Christians would...
Bonner, Sun hold off rally, beat Aces 72-65
LAS VEGAS — DeWanna Bonner scored 22 points, hitting a 3-pointer in the final minute to help the Connecticut Sun hold off the Las...
EU mulls response to Belarus diverting plane to nab reporter
BRUSSELS — Angry European Union leaders were set to consider a joint response Monday to Belarus' diversion of a plane traveling between EU member...
EXPLAINER: What was behind a jet’s diversion to Belarus?
The diversion of a Ryanair flight to Lithuania by Belarus, leading to the arrest of an opposition journalist who was a passenger, has sparked...
Mississippi’s last abortion clinic at center of US debate
JACKSON, Miss. — The bright pink building in an eclectic neighborhood of Mississippi's capital goes by different names. To the anti-abortion protesters whose demonstrations...