Tag: Social affairs
Wisconsin hopes to hire new AD ‘within a few months’
MADISON, Wis. — The head of the search committee to pick a successor to retiring Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez said the school hopes...
EU life expectancy drops across bloc amid virus pandemic
<p>BRUSSELS — Life expectancy across much of the European Union has dropped last year, as the 27-nation bloc struggled with the impact of the...
Ohio student’s alcohol-related hazing death ruled accident
<p>TOLEDO, Ohio — The alcohol-related hazing death last month of a Bowling Green State University student has been ruled an accident.</p>
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At Clemson, unmarked slave graves highlight plantation past
CLEMSON, S.C. — On the sloping side of a cemetery on the campus of Clemson University, dozens of small white flags with pink ribbons...
Ex-Northeastern track coach charged with nude photo scheme
BOSTON — A former track and field coach at Boston's Northeastern University was arrested Wednesday and charged with using bogus social media accounts to...
Rare bipartisanship: Police reform bills advance in Oregon
SALEM, Oregon — Republicans and Democrats on the Oregon House Judiciary Committee unanimously approved almost a dozen bills on police reform, a rare show...
Report: Pandemic amped up anti-Semitism, forced it online
<p>TEL AVIV, Israel — Coronavirus lockdowns last year shifted some anti-Semitic hatred online, where conspiracy theories blaming Jews for the pandemic’s medical and economic...
Olympic gold: Clemson men’s track tries to save its program
<p>Middle-distance runner <a href="https://clemsontigers.com/sports/track-field/roster/season/2020/kameron-jones/">Kameron Jones' lasting mark</a> on the Clemson track and field program may not have anything to do with the times he...
California to move to statewide reopening plan in June
SAN FRANCISCO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has led the nation’s most populous state through the pandemic using complicated metrics, county-by-county rules and a...
Prosecutor: No charges for police in fatal Detroit shooting
A prosecutor said Wednesday she has decided not to charge Detroit officers in the fatal shooting of a Black man who was recorded by...