Tag: Social issues
In 1st post-office speech, Pence lays down marker for 2024
<p>COLUMBIA, S.C. — In his first public address since the end of the Trump administration, former Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday put down...
Strike ends at Volvo plant in Va. as tentative deal reached
<p>A strike at a Volvo plant in Virginia has ended following a tentative deal between the workers' union and automaker.</p>
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Top Kansas court upholds law barring ‘wrongful birth’ suits
<p>TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas' highest court on Friday upheld a law barring so-called wrongful birth lawsuits against doctors, in a case in which a...
UN report says Myanmar poverty could double from coup chaos
BANGKOK — Political turmoil and disruptions following the coup in Myanmar could undo years of progress and double the number of its people living...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though...
Activist says he flew 500K leaflets across Koreas’ border
<p>SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean activist said Friday he launched 500,000 propaganda leaflets by balloon into North Korea this week in defiance...
Hundreds arrested after anti-government protests in Chad
<p>N'DJAMENA, Chad — More than 700 people have been arrested in Chad following this week's demonstrations against the new military government led by the...
Sexual misconduct claims push 4 lawmakers from office
<p>An Idaho lawmaker was accused of raping an intern; a Missouri lawmaker of abusing his children. In North Dakota and Oregon, a pair lawmakers...
Growth in Burkina Faso gold mining fuels human trafficking
SECACO, Burkina Faso — For months, human traffickers beat and drugged Blessing, hauling the 27-year-old from one gold mine encampment to the next, where...
Judge orders Columbus police to alter tactics for protests
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police in Ohio's capital city ran “amok” last year when responding to demonstrations against racial injustice and police brutality by using...