Tag: Social affairs
Fordham athletics on pause because of virus outbreak
NEW YORK — The Fordham women's basketball team has done its best to follow every coronavirus regulation and protocol this season, and it's worked...
Kansas lawmaker accused of past abuse gets written warning
<p>TOPEKA, Kan. — A new Kansas legislator accused of abusive behavior before taking office received a written warning Thursday from a committee that investigated...
Russia expels Estonian diplomat in retaliatory step
Russia is expelling a diplomat from Estonia in retaliation for the Baltic country’s expulsion of a Russian envoy.
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Kremlin rebuffs European court’s demand to free Navalny
MOSCOW — The Kremlin on Thursday strongly rejected the European human rights court's order to release jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny as “inadmissible” meddling...
Feds arrest UCLA student accused of sitting in Pence’s chair
<p>LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles college student and self-described fascist was arrested after he sat in former Vice President Mike Pence's chair in...
Portugal’s euthanasia law goes for constitutional review
LISBON, Portugal — Portugal’s president on Thursday asked the country’s Constitutional Court to evaluate a recent law passed by parliament that allows euthanasia and...
Religious leader sentenced for 1980s child deaths
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A woman who once ran a Florida religious group described as a cult by prosecutors has been sentenced for the 1980s...
DIY education: Greek teacher creates TV classes for inmates
<p>AVLONA, Greece — Setting up a television channel from scratch isn’t the most obvious or easiest thing for a math teacher to do —...
College athletes coming together to promote change
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Whether talking to a teammate, close friend or complete stranger, San Jose State football player Drew Jenkins has a go-to...
Judge dismisses Georgia lawsuit by transgender fire chief
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A federal judge has dismissed a discrimination lawsuit by a transgender fire chief who led a rural Georgia city's fire department...