Tag: Social affairs
High court won’t block Mississippi school disparity lawsuit
JACKSON, Miss. — The U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday it will not get involved, for now, in a lawsuit that says Mississippi allows grave...
Holocaust survivors harness social media to spread message
<p>BERLIN — Alarmed by a rise in online anti-Semitism during the pandemic, coupled with studies indicating younger generations lack even basic knowledge of the...
Court delays execution of inmate who slipped through cracks
<p>COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday delayed the execution of a convicted killer whose case federal public defenders said slipped through...
Kenya court suspends gov’t move to close 2 refugee camps
<p>NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya's high court on Thursday suspended the government move to shut down two camps that hold hundreds of thousands of refugees...
Sudan official: Death toll in Darfur clashes rises to 132
CAIRO — The death toll from tribal violence in Sudan’s restive Darfur region has climbed to 132 as looting continued on Thursday, a local...
Oregon city hires consultant to probe police racial bias
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland, Oregon, has hired a California consulting firm to investigate whether the culture of the city’s police force includes racial or...
Snub in EU-Turkey meeting highlights gender equality issue
<p>BRUSSELS — Gender equality issues took center stage Wednesday in Brussels a day after Ursula von der Leyen, one the EU's most powerful executives,...
Pandemic shifted how donors gave, but will it continue?
<p>When Wendo Aszed, the founder of a health nonprofit in rural Kenya, is asked about her frustrations with donors, it doesn’t take long before...
EXPLAINER: Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and some options
The U.S. State Department says it's talking with allies about China's human rights record and how to handle next year's Beijing Winter Olympics.
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Nebraska college IDs aviation students killed in accident
SIDNEY, Neb. — A Nebraska community college has identified two international students who were killed last week at the school’s aviation maintenance facility.
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