Tag: Social issues
Oregon ensures safe storage of guns; bans them from Capitol
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would mandate safe storage of guns and ban them from the state Capitol....
Families, advocates mark day of awareness for Native victims
<p>ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — From the nation’s capitol to Indigenous communities across the American Southwest, top government officials, family members and advocates are gathering Wednesday...
Top US general urges greater racial diversity in military
<p>WASHINGTON — The U.S. military must widen opportunity and improve advancement for Black service members, who remain vastly underrepresented in some areas, including among...
Macron to commemorate 200th anniversary of Napoleon’s death
PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday is marking the bicentenary of the death of Napoleon Bonapart, the warrior and emperor who famously bequeathed...
More than 200 NGOs call for UN arms embargo on Myanmar
UNITED NATIONS — More than 200 global organizations urged the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to impose an arms embargo on Myanmar, saying the...
Jill Biden to visit Utah school as US moves toward reopening
<p>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
<p>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...
Biden touts applications to $28.6B restaurant relief program
The Biden administration is highlighting early applications for a $28.6 billion program for eateries that closed, shifted to take-out or restricted the number of...
Dead person found in car submerged in Illinois-Indiana lake
HAMMOND, Ind. — A dead person has been was found inside a car submerged in a lake straddling Northwest Indiana and Illinois, police said.
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Facebook board’s Trump decision could have wider impacts
<p>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 —...