Tag: Social affairs
Russia: Navalny supporters denied prison visit and detained
MOSCOW — Supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were detained Tuesday outside a penal colony east of Moscow where the Kremlin critic is...
NRA exec sheltered on friend’s yacht after mass shootings
DALLAS — After school shootings that left dozens dead in recent years, National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre said the resulting outrage put him...
Top EU officials meet Erdogan for talks on migration, trade
<p>ANKARA, Turkey — The European Union's top officials met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Tuesday, weeks after Erdogan took conciliatory...
Following their passion, women go far to play flag football
<p>FREMONT, Neb. — From a distance, it looks like college kids in sweat clothes tossing a football around on a campus green space.</p>
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Lewis running to lead the ski federation that fired her
GENEVA — Sarah Lewis is out to make a surprising comeback in sports politics, declaring herself a candidate to become the first female president...
Olympic gold: Colleges, Team USA search for new ways to win
INDIANAPOLIS — It’s a point of pride that stretches across dozens of universities, many of them rivals, and all the college sports leagues, many...
Education Department reviewing campus sex assault rules
<p>The Education Department on Tuesday moved forward with plans to revise <a href="https://apnews.com/article/f489490cb06c0ac02e6c586be9abc5f1">federal rules around campus sexual assault</a>, paving the way for an overhaul...
Florida governor rebuts vaccine ‘pay-to-play’ report on CBS
<p>ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed back aggressively Tuesday against a “60 Minutes” report that suggested he initially made a deal to...
French cyclist Nacer Bouhanni speaks out about racist abuse
BRUSSELS — Nacer Bouhanni's haters don't care that he is a former French cycling champion, or even that he was born and raised in...
Hungary to ease lockdown after hitting vaccination milestone
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary's prime minister says some lockdown restrictions will be lifted Wednesday after more than a quarter of the population has been...