Tag: Social affairs
Activist charged with felony stemming from Kenosha protests
<p>KENOSHA, Wis. — An activist who participated in protests following the August police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha was charged Friday with a...
Ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow II faces 14 years for assaults
<p>VISTA, Calif. — Former NFL tight end Kellen Winslow II agreed Friday to accept a 14-year prison sentence for raping a homeless woman and...
Judge denies injunction request by MSU women’s swimmers
<p>EAST LANSING, Mich. — A federal judge has denied a request by members of Michigan State's women’s swimming and diving team for an injunction...
10 years after quake, Christ Church Cathedral finally rising
<p>CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The Christ Church Cathedral was arguably New Zealand's most iconic building before much of it crumbled in an earthquake 10...
Boone prefers Germán be the one who suggests talk with Yanks
TAMPA, Fla. — If Domingo Germán is to speak to the New York Yankees as a team following his return from a domestic violence...
Appeal over dictionary use denied in U.Va. lacrosse slaying
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A federal judge has rejected an appeal from a former University of Virginia lacrosse player that his 2012 murder conviction...
Man gets 3 years for driving truck toward BLM protestors
<p>VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A Virginia man was sentenced to three years in jail for brandishing a hatchet and driving his truck toward a...
Minnesota House rejects security fund for officers’ trials
<p>ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota House rejected a bill to create a fund to bolster security during the upcoming murder trial of a...
Jordan says troops kill 2 drug smugglers near Syria border
<p>AMMAN, Jordan — Jordanian troops clashed with drug smugglers on the border with Syria on Friday, killing two people and seizing a shipment of...
Foundations turn to bond market in response to rising need
<p>As the pandemic’s misery continued last fall, foundation leaders like Robert Ross of the California Endowment discovered a way to pump hundreds of millions...