Tag: Social issues
Jill Biden to visit Utah school as US moves toward reopening
SALT LAKE CITY — First lady Jill Biden plans to speak at a Salt Lake City school Wednesday as the U.S. makes uneven progress...
Right-wing think tank ordered to pay man hurt at rally $2.4M
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge has ordered a right-wing think tank led by white nationalist Richard Spencer to pay $2.4 million to an...
Shooting highlights lack of body cams among Portland police
<p>PORTLAND, Ore. — Two police officers raised their weapons while sheltering behind a tree in a Portland park. They yelled at a homeless man...
Florida inquiry clears Bloomberg over felons voting case
<p>TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida authorities on Wednesday closed a criminal investigation into fund-raising efforts by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to pay...
Facebook board’s Trump decision could have wider impacts
Since the day after the deadly Jan. 6 riots on the U.S. Capitol, former President Donald Trump's social media accounts have been silent —...
EXPLAINER: Will juror’s march presence impact Chauvin case?
MINNEAPOLIS — The revelation that a juror who helped convict a former Minneapolis police officer in the killing of George Floyd had participated in...
NYC schools rename Columbus Day to fete Italians, Indigenous
<p>NEW YORK — In a possibly futile effort to please both Italian Americans who celebrate Christopher Columbus and racial justice advocates who accuse him...
Texas Senate advance bill allowing handguns without license
<p>AUSTIN, Texas — Texas would allow people to carry a handgun without a license, and the background check and training that go with it,...
Top Glove hopes to resolve U.S. seizure of its rubber gloves
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia's Top Glove Corp., the world's largest rubber glove maker, said Wednesday it hopes to swiftly end a U.S. ban...
Caitlyn Jenner doing first sit-down interview of campaign
LOS ANGELES — Caitlyn Jenner's candidacy for California governor is about to go from virtual to reality.
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