Tag: Social affairs
Judge questions treatment of suspended horse trainer Baffert
NEW YORK — A New York judge was sympathetic Monday to horse trainer Bob Baffert’s claims that his May suspension by the New York...
UN rights boss urges ‘wide range’ of reparations over racism
BERLIN — The U.N. human rights chief on Monday urged countries to “fully fund comprehensive processes" and take “a wide range of reparations measures”...
Court tosses lawsuit over articles on lawyer’s neo-Nazi ties
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — A federal appeals court on Monday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit in which a Baltimore attorney accused the Southern...
UN: world hunger was dramatically worse in pandemic year
ROME — The United Nations on Monday lamented what it called a “dramatic worsening" of world hunger last year, saying much of that is...
Racist abuse targets 3 English players who missed penalties
LONDON — Three Black players who missed penalty kicks for England in the decisive European Championship shootout against Italy on Sunday night were subjected...
Biden to talk crime with city, police leaders nationwide
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will host New York City's Democratic mayoral candidate and other city and law enforcement leaders from around the country...
US cites China, Myanmar, Ethiopia in genocide report
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Monday renewed genocide allegations against China for repression of Uyghur Muslims and other minorities in its northwest Xinjiang...
Volvo to resume production at Virginia plant despite strike
DUBLIN, Va. — Volvo Trucks North America says it will restart production at a plant in southwestern Virginia on Monday despite an ongoing strike...
UK leader condemns racism directed at England players
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday condemned the racist abuse directed at three Black England players who missed their penalties in...
Oklahoma board approves rules banning certain race theories
OKLAHOMA CITY — Public school teachers in Oklahoma could have their teaching licenses suspended for teaching certain concepts about race and racism under new...