Tag: Social affairs
Bank of England maintains rates amid positive economic news
LONDON — The Bank of England says the news on near-term economic activity in the U.K. has been “positive” as it maintained its main...
Stigmas on race, gender and sex overlap in Atlanta slayings
Seven of the eight people killed were women; six were of Asian descent. The suspect, according to police, appeared to blame his actions on...
Pitino rises from ashes of scandal for rebirth at Iona
Rick Pitino pioneered use of the 3-point shot in college, and he used the first season of the shiny, new 19-feet, 9-inch toy to...
South Korea’s capital scraps testing mandate on foreigners
SEOUL, South Korea — The South Korean capital on Friday withdrew its mandate that all foreign workers in the city be tested for the...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though...
Maryland lawmakers approve $577M to settle HBCU lawsuit
<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland lawmakers gave final passage Wednesday to a measure to pay $577 million over 10 years to settle a federal lawsuit...
China ‘deeply concerned’ about anti-Asian violence in US
<p>BEIJING — China called on the U.S. to take measures to stem violence against people of Asian heritage after eight people were killed at...
Alabama House approves bill to ban transgender athletes
<p>MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama could become the next conservative state to prevent transgender girls from playing on female sports teams as the state House...
Arkansas abortion bill would require rape, incest reports
<p>LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Senate on Thursday voted to require victims of rape and incest to have first reported the crime to...
Turkey asks Brotherhood TVs to dim criticism of Egypt
<p>ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish authorities have asked three Istanbul-based Egyptian opposition TV channels to soften their critical political coverage of Egypt’s government, as Turkey...