Tag: Social affairs
Upstate woman said Gov. Cuomo forced a kisses on her cheek
<p>ALBANY, N.Y. — An upstate New York woman said Monday that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo grabbed her face and kissed her cheek at...
Number of foreigners moving to Germany hits 10-year low
BERLIN — The number of foreigners living in Germany increased by 1.8% last year, the lowest rate in a decade, according to official figures...
UN rights investigator Agnes Callamard named Amnesty chief
<p>LONDON — Agnes Callamard, who led a United Nations’ investigation into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, has been appointed the new leader...
Sex trafficking crimes brought against Epstein ex-girlfriend
<p>NEW YORK — Sex trafficking charges and another alleged victim were added to a superseding indictment returned Monday in the criminal case against financier...
UK agency: Vaccination rates lowest among older Black people
LONDON — New figures from Britain's statistics agency showed Monday that older people from Black African backgrounds are more than seven times as likely...
Shooter at Kansas Jewish centers appeals death sentence
<p>LIBERTY, Mo. — An avowed anti-Semite who shot three people to death at two suburban Kansas City Jewish sites in 2014 is asking the...
Wulbrun hired as basketball coach at University of Denver
<p>DENVER — The University of Denver has hired Jeff Wulbrun as its men's basketball coach.</p>
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World’s Largest Truckstop owners endow Iowa football program
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The couple who own a massive Interstate 80 travel center in eastern Iowa have donated $10 million to fund the...
Swiss banker to Venezuelan kleptocrats becomes star witness
<p>MIAMI — Matthias Krull pulls up his pant leg and slides a gardening shear on the ankle monitor that for two years has been...
UN: Increase in child migrants through dangerous Darien Gap
<p>PANAMA CITY — The number of child migrants passing through the perilous Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama has risen dramatically, the U.N. child...