Tag: Social affairs
Court lets woman’s defamation suit vs. Trump proceed again
<p>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
<p>NCAA President Mark Emmert is planning to meet this week with a group of basketball players who used a social media campaign at the...
UK watchdog: Police acted correctly at vigil for slain woman
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
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...
Tennessee flood deaths rise to 6 with more rain coming
<p>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
<p>GRAHAM, N.,C. — The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking the removal of a Confederate monument which stands in...
Michigan fines barber over Capitol protest, other violations
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
NEW YORK — Historians estimate that 1 in 4 American cowboys were Black but you would be hard pressed to find a movie genre...
Federal charges leveled against man in Everglades shooting
<p>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
<p>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...