Tag: Social issues
2 charged in police assault on Jan. 6 to remain behind bars
Two men charged in the assault of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died after defending the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, must remain...
Europe’s rights body fears virus measures hurting democracy
ATHENS, Greece — Europe’s leading human rights body warned Tuesday that threats to democratic rights and personal freedoms have worsened during the pandemic, with...
US schools fight to keep students amid fear of dropout surge
<p>KANSAS CITY, Kan. — U.S. educators are doing everything they can to track down high school students who stopped showing up to classes and...
42 killed in Colombia protests, human rights agency says
<p>BOGOTA, Colombia — Forty-two people have died during anti-government protests that began two weeks ago amid discontent fueled by growing poverty and inequality during...
New survey of US Jews reveals worries, strengths, divisions
A comprehensive new survey of Jewish Americans finds them increasingly worried about antisemitism, proud of their cultural heritage and sharply divided about the importance...
Younger adolescents get ready to receive COVID-19 vaccine
MISSION, Kan. — Parents, schools and vaccine clinics rushed to begin inoculating younger adolescents Tuesday after U.S. regulators endorsed Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children...
Athlete union research aims to improve child protection
<p>GENEVA — A world-wide network of athletes’ unions published research Tuesday aimed at better protecting young people in sports following sexual abuse scandals in...
Mining ban considered to protect bird species in US West
<p>BILLINGS, Mont. — The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will consider a ban on new mining on large expanses of public lands in Western...
Sentence next for ex-UAW leader who embezzled, lived large
DETROIT — A welder who rose from the factory floor to become president of a venerable U.S. labor union is facing a prison term...
US doctors group issues anti-racism plan for itself, field
The nation’s largest doctors group Tuesday released a comprehensive plan aimed at dismantling structural racism inside its own ranks and within the U.S. medical...