Tag: Social issues
With ambassador picks, Biden faces donor vs. diversity test
President Joe Biden is facing a fresh challenge to his oft-repeated commitment to diversity in his administration: assembling a diplomatic corps that gives...
Oklahoma governor signs ban on teaching critical race theory
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma public school teachers will be prohibited from teaching certain concepts of race and racism under a bill Republican Gov. Kevin...
NJ school: We’ve addressed educator’s trans-rant beer toss
<p>NEPTUNE, N.J. — A New Jersey school district says it has responded in a “swift and serious” way to the case of a vice...
Ex-Guatemalan soldier deported, faces 1982 massacre charges
<p>GUATEMALA CITY — The United States on Friday deported back to Guatemala a former soldier suspected of helping carry out a massacre during the...
Asian American health workers fight virus and racist attacks
NEW YORK — Medical student Natty Jumreornvong has a vaccine and protective gear to shield her from the coronavirus. But she couldn't avoid exposure...
Biden move to share vaccine designed to spread US influence
WASHINGTON — It won’t speed the manufacture of vaccines. It enraged the developers who delivered lifesaving doses in record time. But President Joe Biden’s...
Jurors continue deliberations in murder trial of officer
<p>HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Jurors began a second day of deliberations Friday in the trial of an Alabama police officer charged with murder after he...
Oklahoma governor signs ban on teaching critical race theory
<p>OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma public school teachers will be prohibited from teaching certain concepts of race and racism under a bill Republican Gov. Kevin...
EU leaders attend summit in person for 1st time this year
LISBON, Portugal — On the list of things not to do during a pandemic, holding big international gatherings is close to the top.
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Arizona Senate assures feds election recount is secure
PHOENIX — The Republican president of the Arizona Senate said in a letter Friday to the U.S. Justice Department that ballots being recounted from...