Tag: Social affairs
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...
Israeli election seen as referendum on divisive Netanyahu
<p>JERUSALEM — Israelis vote Tuesday in their fourth parliamentary election in just two years. Once again, the race boils down to a referendum on...
Ava Arpaio, wife of former longtime Arizona sheriff, dies
<p>PHOENIX — Ava Arpaio, the wife of the former longtime sheriff of metro Phoenix who faithfully supported her husband in his controversial political career...
Fox weather forecaster Dean turns into fierce Cuomo critic
NEW YORK — To Fox News Channel's Janice Dean, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is a liar and a criminal. He blames others for...
Court: U Iowa officials liable for targeting Christian group
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa administrators can be held liable for monetary damages for improperly barring a Christian student group that rejects...
Some states to seek gun waiting periods after shootings
Not long before the deadly Atlanta-area shootings spread fear and anger through Asian American communities nationwide, police say the attacker made a legal purchase:...
Pope decries shame of racism, like ‘virus’ lurking in wait
<p>VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday denounced racism, likening it to a virus that lurks in waiting and only to emerge and show...
Infant son of Browns WR Ryan Switzer back in hospital
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns wide receiver Ryan Switzer said his infant son has been hospitalized again and is undergoing a blood transfusion.
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The US Civil Rights Trail from SC to Mississippi and more
<p>From the port where enslaved Africans entered America to the home where Medgar Evers was murdered, a new guidebook helps readers explore for themselves...