Tag: Social affairs
UK watchdog: Police acted correctly at vigil for slain woman
<p>LONDON — A U.K. police watchdog said Tuesday that officers didn't behave “in a heavy-handed manner” when they broke up a vigil for a...
Student loan relief extended to some privately held loans
<p>The federal government’s pause on student loan payments is being extended to more than 1 million borrowers who have defaulted on student loans that...
One Good Thing: A Singapore skyline view for migrant workers
SINGAPORE — The capsules of the Ferris wheel in Singapore were peppered with rain.
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Less than half of Americans are members of houses of worship
(RNS) — Ask Americans if they believe in God and most will say yes. But a growing number have lost faith in organized religion.
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Michigan fines barber over Capitol protest, other violations
<p>LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan barber who defied Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and reopened his shop last spring during the coronavirus pandemic was fined $9,000...
‘Concrete Cowboy’ shows Philadelphia’s Black cowboy culture
<p>NEW YORK — Historians estimate that 1 in 4 American cowboys were Black but you would be hard pressed to find a movie genre...
New Mexico lawmakers reconvene to consider legalizing pot
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
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....
Spain: German men arrested in probe of killing at party
<p>MADRID — Police in Spain have arrested two German nationals as the main suspects in the killing of a Spanish man who was found...
Bill in Washington state would ban private immigration jail
<p>SEATTLE — The Washington Legislature has approved a bill aimed at shutting down one of the country’s largest for-profit, privately run immigration jails.</p>
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