Tag: Social affairs
Germany gets 1st military rabbi in over a century
BERLIN — The German military got its first rabbi in over a century Monday, with the inauguration to the post of Hungarian-born Zsolt Balla...
Tortillas thrown at team from Latino California school
CORONADO, Calif. — A San Diego-area school district has apologized for an incident in which tortillas were hurled at a basketball team from a...
High court: Congress erred in patent dispute board setup
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Congress erred when it set up a board to oversee patent disputes by failing to...
Angelina Jolie visits Burkina Faso as U.N. Special Envoy
GOUDOUBO, Burkina Faso — Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has visited war-weakened Burkina Faso to show solidarity with people who continue to welcome the displaced,...
Mets fire 2 high-ranking employees after workplace review
NEW YORK — The New York Mets have fired two high-ranking employees and will overhaul their legal and human resources departments on the recommendation...
St. Louis city and county sue to block new Missouri gun law
O'FALLON, Mo. — St. Louis and adjoining St. Louis County filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to block Missouri's new law barring state and local...
In Senate vote, Biden sees ‘step forward’ for elections bill
WASHINGTON — The White House said Monday it views the Senate's work on an elections bill overhaul and changes being offered by Sen. Joe...
Photo shows Dubai princess, focus of UN concern, in Spain
A Dubai princess who has been the subject of concern from a United Nations panel after being seized trying to flee the sheikhdom in...
California weighs extending eviction protections past June
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom says California will pay off all the past-due rent that accumulated in the nation's most populated state because...
Debate over Myanmar upends start to UN rights body session
GENEVA — The U.N.’s top human rights body opened its latest session on Monday and was immediately embroiled in a debate over the representation...