Tag: Social issues
Number of damaging fires in Los Angeles homeless camps grows
<p>LOS ANGELES — Fires linked to homeless tents and camps are raising concerns in Los Angeles, where flames claimed seven lives last year and...
Videos show detail of death of inmate at South Carolina jail
<p>COLUMBIA, S.C. — In newly released video of the January death of a South Carolina inmate with mental health issues, deputies are seen repeatedly...
Russian bailiffs show up at US broadcaster’s office
MOSCOW — Russian court bailiffs showed up Friday at U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Moscow bureau to notify it about the launch of enforcement...
‘Foot soldiers’ of Birmingham to BLM: ‘Keep on keeping on’
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Charles Avery had barely started marching when police arrested him, forced him into a police vehicle and took him to jail...
Pamela Turner’s family rallies for justice on anniversary
<p>BAYTOWN, Texas — Family members and supporters of Pamela Turner, a Black woman who was fatally shot by a police officer in a Houston...
NCAA eyes host sites in states with anti-transgender laws
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA announced 20 potential host sites for the early rounds of its postseason baseball tournament Friday, including three states that have...
Mercenary group denies charge of racism in north Mozambique
JOHANNESBURG — In the wake of the days-long attack by Islamic extremist rebels on the northern Mozambican city of Palma at the end of...
Fraternity hazing death investigation: Members knew dangers
TOLEDO, Ohio — Fraternity members who organized an alleged hazing ritual that led to the alcohol poisoning death of a 20-year-old pledge in March...
Israeli tanks pound Gaza ahead of possible ground incursion
<p>GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli artillery pounded northern Gaza early Friday in an attempt to destroy a vast network of militant tunnels inside...
Fraternity hazing death investigation: Members knew dangers
<p>TOLEDO, Ohio — Fraternity members who organized an alleged hazing ritual that led to the alcohol poisoning death of a 20-year-old pledge in March...