Tag: Social issues
Washington Post says US secretly obtained reporters’ records
WASHINGTON — The Trump Justice Department secretly seized the phone records of three Washington Post reporters who covered the federal investigation into ties between...
Anti-Islam group called extremist by German state intel
BERLIN — A German state intelligence service on Friday classified the anti-immigration group PEGIDA as a “proven extremist movement,” the German news agency dpa...
EU says patent waiver idea misses point of vaccine shortage
<p>PORTO, Portugal — European Union leaders said Friday that the most pressing impediments to COVID-19 vaccine supplies are not intellectual property rights but export...
Washington Post says US secretly obtained reporters’ records
<p>WASHINGTON — The Trump Justice Department secretly seized the phone records of three Washington Post reporters who covered the federal investigation into ties between...
Europe’s human rights court finds fault with Polish tribunal
WARSAW, Poland — The European Court of Human Rights said Friday that Poland’s top court violated a local company’s right to fair trial because...
Chicago suburb set to pay reparations, but not all on board
<p>EVANSTON, Ill. — When Teri Murray tried to buy her first home in 1968, searching this leafy college town for the perfect place, she...
Court: Black ex-Hawkeyes can proceed with parts of lawsuit
<p>DES MOINES, Iowa — A federal lawsuit brought by a group of former Iowa football players alleging staff members mistreated Black players will move...
Caitlyn Jenner to critics: ‘I move on’ she says in interview
LOS ANGELES — Caitlyn Jenner, a Republican whose campaign for California governor has elicited angry reaction from some members of the LGBTQ community, said...
Alabama jury deliberates fate of officer charged with murder
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A jury began deliberations Thursday in the trial of an Alabama police officer charged with murder for fatally shooting a suicidal...
UN releases $65 million to aid Ethiopia, most for Tigray
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations announced Thursday it has released $65 million for humanitarian aid in Ethiopia, including $40 million for the Tigray...