Tag: Social issues
CMA board limits Morgan Wallen’s award eligibility
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country singer Morgan Wallen will be eligible for multiple awards at this year’s CMA Awards but not the show’s top prize,...
AP-NORC poll: Police violence remains high concern in U.S.
A year after George Floyd’s murder at the hands of a white police officer sparked global protests and a racial reckoning, a majority of...
Migrant surge on Spain-Morocco border brings more suffering
<p>FNIDEQ, Morocco — They are desperate teenagers and jobless men. They come from Morocco’s coastal towns, its mountainous east or even farther away —...
Indiana University requiring COVID-19 vaccination shots
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University is requiring all students and employees to receive COVID-19 vaccinations for the fall semester and is threatening to cancel...
Biden to host George Floyd’s family at White House
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will host George Floyd’s family at the White House Tuesday to mark the first anniversary of his death at...
Cooks, nurses guard inmates with US prisons down 6K officers
<p>Nearly one-third of federal correctional officer jobs in the United States are vacant, forcing prisons to use cooks, teachers, nurses and other workers to...
Suit alleging admissions discrimination moves forward in Va.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal judge ruled Friday that a parents' group can move forward with a lawsuit alleging that new admissions policies at...
AP-NORC poll: Police violence remains high concern in U.S.
<p>A year after <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/death-of-george-floyd">George Floyd’s murder</a> at the hands of a white police officer sparked global protests and a racial reckoning, a majority...
NY AG: Cuomo probe will ‘conclude when it concludes’
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Attorney General Letitia James said Friday that an ongoing investigation surrounding Gov. Andrew Cuomo will “conclude when it concludes,”...
Police say antisemitic attacks in Los Angeles may be related
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police are investigating a potential link between two antisemitic attacks this week in a heavily Jewish neighborhood of the...