Tag: Social affairs
Biden to convene session on rising gun violence Monday
WASHINGTON — Facing a nationwide increase in violent crime — particularly involving firearms — President Joe Biden will meet Monday with law enforcement, local...
USC professor admits to tax charge in admissions scandal
BOSTON — An associate professor of dentistry at the University of Southern California pleaded guilty on Friday to a tax charge in connection with...
Pope tells South Sudan leaders to make sacrifices for peace
ROME — Pope Francis and the Archbishop of Canterbury marked the 10th anniversary of the independence of South Sudan on Friday by urging its...
Judge extends order halting WVa needle exchange law
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A federal judge Thursday extended a temporary restraining order on West Virginia's new law that tightens requirements on needle exchange programs.
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White man sentenced in attack on Black teen at Michigan park
DETROIT — A white man has been sentenced to five years in prison for attacking a Black teenager with a bike lock because of...
Report: Till slaying still being investigated 65 years later
The Justice Department is continuing its investigation into the killing of Emmett Till, the Black teenager whose slaying 65 years ago in Mississippi sparked...
Watchdog: 2 Trump EPA appointees defrauded agency of $130K
WASHINGTON — Two high-ranking Trump political appointees at the Environmental Protection Agency engaged in fraudulent payroll activities — including payments to employees after they...
Lotus Garden neighbors express concerns about future car wash
A group of Greenwood residents voiced concerns about the construction of a car wash on the former Lotus Garden property during a meeting between...
Iowa amusement park became a political force before accident
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Iowa amusement park where a ride accident killed one boy and critically injured another has become increasingly influential in...
US stops jailing pregnant migrants, reversing Trump policy
WASHINGTON — U.S. immigration authorities will no longer routinely jail migrants facing deportation if they are pregnant or recently gave birth, reversing a Trump-era...