Tag: Social affairs
Turkey reinstates restrictions after sharp virus cases rise
<p>ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey is reinstating weekend lockdowns in most of Turkey’s provinces and will also impose restrictions over the Muslim holy month of...
Over 4,000 migrants, many kids, crowded into Texas facility
<p>DONNA, Texas — The Biden administration for the first time Tuesday allowed journalists inside its main border detention facility for migrant children, revealing a...
No ruling in case deciding fate of DACA immigration program
HOUSTON — A federal judge did not immediately rule Tuesday on a closely watched case over the fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood...
UConn soccer player facing aggravated sexual assault charge
VERNON, Conn. — A UConn men's soccer player, already facing domestic violence charges, was arrested Monday night in Elmsford, New York, and will be...
EU, UN hold talks to tackle Syria’s humanitarian crisis
<p>BRUSSELS — Dozens of nations and international organizations were holding virtual talks on Tuesday to help tackle the humanitarian crisis deepening in Syria and...
Indiana woman gets 12 years for crash the led to amputation
<p>FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A Fort Wayne woman who admitted ramming her car into another car, leaving a man so badly injured one of...
US arrests Bosnian fugitive wanted for 1994 military killing
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A former Bosnian soldier who fled custody while awaiting trial for murder in the 1994 killing of a fellow military...
Leader of Merkel’s party vows to boost German voters’ trust
<p>BERLIN — The new leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel's party pledged Tuesday to restore voters' confidence after discontent over Germany's pandemic management and a...
Next slide, please: Inside wonky White House virus briefings
<p>WASHINGTON — No matter how encouraging Andy Slavitt's news is at the government’s coronavirus briefings, he can always count on next-up Dr. Rochelle Walensky...
State police to probe deadly Virginia Beach police shooting
Virginia Beach police have turned over their investigation of an officer-involved shooting of a former college football player to Virginia State Police after the...