Tag: Social affairs
Minnesota lawmakers pass modest police accountability bill
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Senate approved a modest set of police accountability measures early Wednesday that's part of a broader public safety budget bill,...
Indiana social services agency leader leaving for new job
INDIANAPOLIS — The head of Indiana’s state health care and social services agency is leaving the position after more than four years and will...
Health worsens of minority Polish leader in Belarus prison
WARSAW, Poland — An official in Poland said Wednesday that the health of a Polish minority leader being held in a Belarus prison has...
New Jersey gamblers can light up Sunday as smoking ban ends
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — New Jersey's yearlong coronavirus-inspired ban on smoking in Atlantic City casinos will end Sunday, just in time for the Fourth...
To aid island during pandemic, students forgo senior trip
Students from a Maine island high school have seen the world on senior class trips -- the Eiffel Tower, Iceland’s volcanos, Norway’s fjords, the...
Southern Indiana US Courts to observe Juneteenth on Friday
INDIANAPOLIS — The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana will be closed Friday in a delayed observance of the new Juneteenth...
As COVID recedes in prisons, will any lessons learned stick?
Derrick Johnson had a makeshift mask. He had the spray bottle of bleach and extra soap that corrections officers provided. But he still spent...
In UAE visit, Israeli minister builds ties after Gaza war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israeli's foreign minister acknowledged Wednesday during his first state visit to the United Arab Emirates that when tensions flare...
California hate crime up 31% in 2020, led by anti-Black bias
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Hate crime in California surged 31% in 2020, fueled mainly by a big jump in crimes targeting Black people during a...
Author Joy Williams honored by Library of Congress
NEW YORK — The Library of Congress awarded a lifetime achievement prize to Joy Williams, a fiction writer known for her spare prose and...