Tag: Social issues
Stacey Abrams has deal for 2 more political thrillers
<p>NEW YORK — Nearly 20 years after self-publishing her first novels, Stacey Abrams is hitting full stride as a writer.</p>
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2 reporters detained during protest over Black man’s death
<p>ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — Police have arrested several people during protests in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, including two journalists who were covering the demonstration...
An ailing Sahrawi leader shakes Spain and Morocco’s alliance
LOGRONO, Spain — The mysterious COVID-19 patient arrived at an airport in northern Spain in a private jet. An ambulance ferried the 71-year-old man...
EXPLAINER: How Congress’ Jan. 6 commission would work
WASHINGTON — An independent commission to study the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection would be modeled after a similar panel that studied the 9/11 terrorist...
Court says Romania’s lockdown didn’t amount to house arrest
<p>BUCHAREST — The European Court of Human Rights on Thursday ruled against a member of the European Union parliament who claimed that a lockdown...
US to ramp up tracking of domestic extremism on social media
<p>WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security plans to ramp up social media tracking as part of an enhanced focus on domestic violent extremism....
Student seeks changes at U-Michigan after sexual misconduct
DETROIT — A student sued the University of Michigan on Thursday to try to force changes in how the school protects the campus from...
Streaming series shows collision of music, history in 1971
<p>NEW YORK — Chrissie Hynde wouldn't make her own mark in music until a few years later, but her memories of how 1971's daily...
Judge drops murder charges against 2 Mississippi cops
<p>JACKSON, Miss. — A state judge in Mississippi dismissed murder charges Thursday against two police officers accused of body-slamming and beating a Black man....
Foundation urges UNC to rethink Hannah-Jones tenure decision
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The foundation that funds the University of North Carolina professorship offered to investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones is urging the university...