Tag: Social affairs
Officer shot in Virginia during retrieval of runaway cow
<p>HARRISONBURG, Va. — A police officer was accidentally shot after he and others tried to corral a cow that had escaped from a livestock...
Teachers lament ‘chaotic’ virus rules in German schools
BERLIN — Under pressure to ease Germany's virus restrictions, officials last month agreed to gradually reopen schools. Confirmed COVID-19 cases started climbing again, leading...
Asian American Kansas lawmaker says he was threatened at bar
TOPEKA, Kan. — The only Asian American lawmaker serving in the Kansas Legislature says he was physically threatened in a western Kansas bar by...
2nd Canadian to go on trial in China on spying charges
<p>BEIJING — A Beijing court was is expected to put on trial Monday a second Canadian citizen held for more than two years on...
France: Female sports journalists cite sexism, harassment
<p>PARIS — More than 150 female sports journalists in France denounced sexism, harassment and discrimination they said they routinely face from colleagues and people...
Ikea France going on trial over illegal spying claims
VERSAILLES, France — Ikea’s French subsidiary and several of its executives are set to go on trial Monday over accusations that they illegally spied...
Ava Arpaio, wife of former longtime Arizona sheriff, dies
PHOENIX — Ava Arpaio, the wife of the former longtime sheriff of metro Phoenix who faithfully supported her husband in his controversial political career...
Puerto Rico awarded $900M to help boost island’s education
<p>SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s government on Monday was granted access to more than $900 million in federal education funds less than...
On federal death row, inmates talk about Biden, executions
CHICAGO — On federal death row, prisoners fling notes on a string under each other’s cell doors and converse through interconnected air ducts. A...
Spain broadens use of AstraZeneca jab to adults under age 65
MADRID — Spain’s health minister says the country will resume the use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday by extending it to adults...