Tag: Social affairs
San Diego seeking families of homeless men killed in crash
SAN DIEGO — San Diego officials released the names of two men killed when a driver crashed into a sidewalk homeless encampment and are...
UN rights chief: Justice at stake in trial over Floyd death
GENEVA — The U.N. human rights chief said Friday that the U.S. trial over the killing of George Floyd presents a “crucial, defining opportunity...
Ex-UCLA coach gets 8 months in prison for admissions scam
BOSTON — A former University of Southern California, Los Angeles men's soccer coach was sentenced to eight months behind bars Friday for pocketing $200,000...
Envoy protests mandated virus tests for foreigners in Seoul
<p>SEOUL, South Korea — Britain’s ambassador to South Korea on Thursday criticized South Korean health authorities for mandating coronavirus tests on all foreign workers...
Emergency sites for migrant children raising safety concerns
<p>McALLEN, Texas — The U.S. government has stopped taking immigrant teenagers to a converted camp for oilfield workers in West Texas as it faces...
UN report: Too much prejudice against old and young in world
<p>UNITED NATIONS — Prejudice and discrimination based on age is widespread around the world, affecting millions of older and younger people trying to work...
‘Very angry’: Democrats face tough choices on immigration
<p>WASHINGTON — Democrats who long blistered the Trump administration's hard-line immigration policies are suddenly in a tough political bind. </p>
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Worker says Amazon hung anti-union signs in bathroom stalls
NEW YORK — When Amazon found out that its workers were trying to form a union, the company put up signs across the warehouse...
Republicans seize on immigration as border crossings surge
WASHINGTON — Delegation trips to the border. Apocalyptic warnings. A flurry of new conferences.
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US schools prepare summer of learning to help kids catch up
MISSION, Kan. — After a dreary year spent largely at home in front of the computer, many U.S. children could be looking at summer...