Tag: Social affairs
Miami Hurricanes’ guard McGusty to return for another season
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Guard Kameron McGusty said Tuesday he has decided to play another season with the Miami Hurricanes after going through the...
Gates Foundation commits $2.1B to advance gender equality
Bill and Melinda Gates’ namesake foundation announced Wednesday it will spend $2.1 billion to advance global gender equality. It comes as private donors, government...
52 Italy prison guards suspended over prisoner beatings
ROME — Fifty-two prison officer have been suspended for their alleged involvement in an assault on inmates who had protested the lack of face...
Pope to meet with Canada indigenous amid demands for apology
ROME — Pope Francis has agreed to meet in December with Indigenous survivors of Canada's notorious residential schools amid calls for a papal apology...
Census Bureau dodges challenge to controversial privacy tool
The U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday dodged a challenge for now to its use of a controversial statistical method aimed at keeping people’s data...
Indianapolis prosecutor who resigned for cancer care dies
INDIANAPOLIS — Former Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry has died nearly two years after he stepped down while undergoing prostate cancer treatments. He was...
EXPLAINER: Why Bill Cosby’s conviction was overturned
PHILADELPHIA — Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction was thrown out Wednesday by Pennsylvania's highest court in a ruling that swiftly freed the actor from...
$40 billion pledged at Paris conference for gender equality
PARIS — World leaders, philanthropists and organizations have pledged at least $40 billion at an international conference in Paris to boost gender equality, as...
Pope Francis: Thank you, Benedict, for praying for church
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Tuesday offered an affectionate, public thank-you to Benedict XVI, whose retirement from the papacy in 2103 shocked the...
Gun deaths rising in Iowa as new law removes handgun permits
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Gun deaths are surging in Iowa as a law is set to go into effect Thursday that will allow people...