Tag: Social issues
Putin: school shooting in Kazan ‘has shaken all of us’
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that the deadly school shooting in Kazan “has shaken” the country and ordered the government...
Colleges pushed anew for reparations for slavery, racism
<p>PROVIDENCE, R.I. — For Brown University students, the Ivy League college's next step in its yearslong quest to atone for its legacy of slavery...
Democrats search for a strategy to combat GOP voting laws
<p>A small group of civil rights leaders gathered at Vice President Kamala Harris’ ceremonial office last week, discussing how to combat a wave of...
Mobile soup kitchens take food, vaccine to Detroit’s poorest
DETROIT — Keenon Carreker walked up to the Salvation Army mobile soup kitchen parked in one of the poorest areas of Detroit for the...
Husband of ex-DA avoids jail time in Los Angeles gun case
LOS ANGELES — The husband of former Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey will avoid jail time, a judge ruled Thursday, and instead...
Driven by despair, Lebanese pharmacist looks to life abroad
<p>BEIRUT, Lebanon — The shelves are bare at the Panacea pharmacy north of Beirut. Its owner, Rita El Khoury, has spent the past few...
Poll: For unvaccinated Latinos, hesitancy isn’t the problem
<p>WASHINGTON — Many Latinos are forgoing COVID-19 shots because of concerns about losing work hours, getting a bill, and for some, immigration worries. That's...
UN Security Council urges immediate cease-fire in Yemen
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council called for an immediate halt to fighting in Yemen on Wednesday, saying that only a lasting cease-fire...
Twin MDs battle entrenched racism in the medical world
The inseparable sisters always stood out — identical twins from Twinsburg Ohio, whip-smart students from the side of town with unpaved streets and no...
Judge dismisses felony leak charge against Iowa activist
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A judge dismissed a rarely used felony leak charge Thursday against a Black Lives Matter activist in Iowa who gave...