Tag: Social affairs
With striking of Black juror, Floyd activists see racism
MINNEAPOLIS — A prospective juror who once lived in the neighborhood where George Floyd was arrested told the attorney for an ex-officer charged in...
Biden inauguration priest under investigation in California
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The Jesuit priest who presided over an inaugural Mass for President Joe Biden is under investigation for unspecified allegations and...
Freshmen who graduated early gain NCAA tourney experience
UCLA assistant coach Tasha Brown calls her “Little Intern” — and Dominique Darius doesn’t mind.
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South Dakota gov pushes changes to transgender sports ban
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem on Friday suggested language changes in a bill to ban transgender girls and women...
5 years on, stalled EU Turkey migrant deal remains a model
<p>BRUSSELS — Five years after it was signed, the widely-criticized deal between the European Union and Turkey aimed at preventing migrants from entering Greece...
Students who got partial loan relief to see full discharge
<p>WASHINGTON — Students who were defrauded by their colleges and received only partial relief from their federal loans could now see them fully canceled,...
Amid border surge, confusion reigns over Biden policies
<p>TIJUANA, Mexico — It took less than a month for 200 tents to fill every spot in a Mexican plaza at the busiest border...
South Dakota gov pushes changes to transgender sports ban
<p>SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem on Friday suggested language changes in a bill to ban transgender girls and women...
Texas man charged in connection with deadly migrant crash
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas man who drove a pickup truck involved in a deadly head- on crash near a Texas border city following...
COVID tax break could open door to student loan forgiveness
The tax break on college debt cancellations in the COVID-19 relief package signed last week by President Joe Biden has removed a potential roadblock...