Tag: Social affairs
Court lets woman’s defamation suit vs. Trump proceed again
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump could face questioning under oath about a former “Apprentice” contestant's sexual assault allegations against him, following a...
NCAA President to meet with protesting basketball players
NCAA President Mark Emmert is planning to meet this week with a group of basketball players who used a social media campaign at the...
One Good Thing: A Singapore skyline view for migrant workers
<p>SINGAPORE — The capsules of the Ferris wheel in Singapore were peppered with rain. </p>
...
Less than half of Americans are members of houses of worship
<p>(RNS) — Ask Americans if they believe in God and most will say yes. But a growing number have lost faith in organized religion.</p>
...
Tennessee flood deaths rise to 6 with more rain coming
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee emergency officials have reported a sixth person died in flash flooding over the weekend, and four of the six deaths...
N Carolina NAACP sues to have Confederate monument removed
GRAHAM, N.,C. — The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking the removal of a Confederate monument which stands in...
New Mexico lawmakers reconvene to consider legalizing pot
<p>SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico lawmakers are responding to the call of Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to try and forge an agreement...
Lawyer: FBI enlisted Proud Boys leader to inform on antifa
<p>FBI agents recruited a Proud Boys leader to provide them with information about antifa networks months before he was charged with storming the U.S....
Federal charges leveled against man in Everglades shooting
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Florida man who opened fire with an AK-47 rifle on officers inside Everglades National Park is facing federal charges,...
Lawsuit targets Virginia’s policies on transgender students
RICHMOND, Va. — A faith-based conservative group filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging Virginia's new state guidelines on the treatment of transgender students in public...