Tag: Social issues
Texas pushes closer to dropping handgun license requirement
<p>AUSTIN, Texas — In Texas, where gun laws are among the loosest in the U.S., there is one line the state has long resisted...
UConn student arrested after swastika painted on building
<p>STORRS, Conn. — A UConn student has been charged with a hate crime after police say he painted a swastika on a campus building...
‘Clean out our insides’: Ethiopia detains Tigrayans amid war
NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia has swept up thousands of ethnic Tigrayans into detention centers across the country on accusations that they are traitors, often...
Sheikh’s missing daughter casts shadow over Derby favorite
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has spent millions trying to win the Kentucky Derby, and in the process plowing money...
Man charged with threatening Iowa governor cites free speech
<p>IOWA CITY, Iowa — An Iowa man charged with leaving a threatening voicemail telling Gov. Kim Reynolds she should be “hung for treason” defended...
Families of Black men slain by police are hopeful for reform
<p>WASHINGTON — The family and representatives of Black men slain by the police met with senators and White House officials Thursday — and left...
‘Clean out our insides’: Ethiopia detains Tigrayans amid war
NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia has swept up thousands of ethnic Tigrayans into detention centers across the country on accusations that they are traitors, often...
Omaha students face discipline for Floyd death reenactment
OMAHA, Neb. — Some Omaha high school students could face discipline for reenacting inside the school building the arrest and killing of George Floyd...
Ecuador’s high court backs decriminalizing abortion for rape
<p>QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador’s Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday in favor of decriminalizing abortion in cases of rape, a decision that paves the way for...
Protester files suit accusing Louisville officer of battery
<p>LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky man who says he was repeatedly punched by a police officer while protesting police brutality has filed a lawsuit.</p>
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