Tag: Social affairs
Ex-youth center intern says she was told to destroy notes
<p>CONCORD, N.H. — A former intern at New Hampshire’s youth detention center says a supervisor suggested she destroy her notes and lie about a...
Bank of Japan survey more optimism over economic recovery
TOKYO — Business sentiment is growing optimistic, a closely watched economic survey by the Bank of Japan showed Thursday, as the world’s third-largest economy...
Oklahoma town eases pandemic, one restaurant meal at a time
NEW YORK — In Miami, Oklahoma, restaurants and their customers are doing their part to ease pandemic heartache, one meal at a time.
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Pope opens final Holy Week services, skips Last Supper rite
<p>VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis opened the solemn final days of Holy Week with a morning Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica but planned to...
Falcons re-sign DE Steven Means to 1-year contract
<p>FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons re-signed defensive end Steven Means to a one-year contract Thursday, bringing back a player who has been...
Tennessee GOP pushes gun bill over law enforcement concerns
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When Tennessee lawmakers pushed last summer to increase penalties against demonstrators demanding police reform, they did so in the name of...
Former California cop leads GOP dream of Newsom recall
FOLSOM, Calif. — Orrin Heatlie was recovering from a back procedure and browsing social media in 2019 when he found a video of California...
Biden launches community corps to boost COVID vaccinations
<p>WASHINGTON — Seeking to overcome <a href="https://apnews.com/article/ap-norc-poll-us-half-want-vaccine-shots-4d98dbfc0a64d60d52ac84c3065dac55">vaccine hesitancy</a>, the Biden administration is unveiling a coalition of community, religious and celebrity partners to promote COVID-19...
Fake German heiress taken into US custody, faces deportation
<p>NEW YORK — U.S. immigration authorities said Thursday they have detained Anna Sorokin, the con artist who passed herself off as a wealthy German...
Ancient coins may solve mystery of murderous 1600s pirate
WARWICK, R.I. — A handful of coins unearthed from a pick-your-own-fruit orchard in rural Rhode Island and other random corners of New England may...