Tag: Social affairs
Oregon St president put on probation for role in LSU cases
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Oregon State's board of trustees have placed president F. King Alexander on probation for his role in handling sexual misconduct complaints...
Man who killed 2 at supermarket pleads guilty to hate crimes
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky man serving a life sentence in prison for fatally shooting two shoppers at a grocery store has pleaded guilty...
Lebanese are gripped by worry as economic meltdown speeds up
BEIRUT — Shops closing, companies going bankrupt and pharmacies with shelves emptying — in Lebanon these days, fistfights erupt in supermarkets as shoppers scramble...
US House condemns Myanmar coup, urges freeing of detainees
The U.S. House on Friday condemned the military takeover in Myanmar, demanding the country's junta release all the people it has detained and allow...
State: Water may be unsafe at Texas site for migrant teens
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas' environmental regulator on Friday barred most uses of the water at an oilfield camp converted into a holding center for...
EXPLAINER: Why Georgia attack spurs fears in Asian Americans
<p>Chicago — The shootings at three Georgia massage parlors and spas that left eight people dead, six of them women of Asian descent, come...
New Jersey district pays $325K in Trump yearbook censorship
<p>WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A New Jersey school district is paying $325,000 to a former New Jersey teacher who claimed she was forced to...
GOP efforts to tighten voting laws gets underway in Texas
<p>AUSTIN, Texas — Republican efforts to tighten voting restrictions across the U.S. are getting underway in Texas, where state GOP leaders helped push unsupported...
Freshmen who graduated early gain NCAA tourney experience
<p>UCLA assistant coach Tasha Brown calls her “Little Intern” — and Dominique Darius doesn’t mind.</p>
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Republicans seize on immigration as border crossings surge
WASHINGTON — Delegation trips to the border. Apocalyptic warnings. A flurry of press conferences.
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