Tag: Social affairs
Newsom taps lawmaker Bonta as California attorney general
<p>SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday nominated state Assemblyman Rob Bonta, who is known for pushing criminal justice reform, to be...
New study triples estimate of red snapper in Gulf of Mexico
NEW ORLEANS — There are about three times as many red snapper as previously estimated in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a study...
San Francisco school board’s latest crisis: Racist tweets
SAN FRANCISCO — The vice president of San Francisco’s school board is under fire for tweets she wrote in 2016 that said Asian Americans...
Pope, citing pandemic effect, cuts pay for cardinals, others
<p>VATICAN CITY — Trying to save jobs as the pandemic pummels Vatican revenues, Pope Francis has ordered pay cuts for cardinals and other clerics,...
France draws, Dutch lose at start of WC qualifying in Europe
<p>The road to Qatar for the 2022 World Cup began for European teams on Wednesday with a slip-up by France to open its title...
Maryland governor to sign $577M HBCU settlement bill
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan will sign a measure to settle a 15-year-old federal lawsuit relating to underfunding at the state’s four...
San Francisco school board’s latest crisis: Racist tweets
SAN FRANCISCO — The vice president of San Francisco’s school board is under fire for tweets she wrote in 2016 that said Asian Americans...
Fired West Virginia teacher loses suit over bigoted posts
<p>HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a high school teacher in West Virginia who was fired in 2017...
Thousands flee to Colombia after clashes on Venezuela border
<p>BUCARAMANGA, Colombia — Thousands of Venezuelans are seeking shelter in Colombia this week following clashes between Venezuela’s military and a Colombian armed group in...
Pope, citing pandemic effect, cuts pay for cardinals, others
VATICAN CITY — Trying to save jobs as the pandemic pummels Vatican revenues, Pope Francis has ordered pay cuts for cardinals and other clerics,...