Tag: Social issues
Biden expanding summer food program for 34M schoolchildren
The Biden administration is expanding a program to feed as many as 34 million schoolchildren during the summer months, using funds from the coronavirus...
Vassos Lyssarides, respected Cypriot politician dies at 100
NICOSIA, Cyprus —
Vassos Lyssarides, one of Cyprus’ most respected...
Rights group cites abuses by Venezuelan forces near Colombia
<p>MEXICO CITY — Venezuelan security forces operating against Colombian rebels along the nations’ shared border have executed peasants, tortured and arbitrarily arrested people, and...
German held after racist attack on Syrian caught on video
<p>BERLIN — A 39-year-old German man has been arrested in connection with a racist attack on a teenage refugee in the eastern city of...
Suit: LSU insulated athletes, coaches from victims’ claims
NEW ORLEANS — Seven women have filed a federal class action lawsuit against Louisiana State University, its governing board and several former and current...
Russian authorities suspend operation of Navalny’s offices
MOSCOW — Russian authorities on Monday ordered the offices of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny to suspend all of their activities pending a court...
Georgia park with giant Confederate carving proposes changes
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — A park near Atlanta with a giant carving of Confederate leaders would publicly acknowledge that it was a gathering spot...
Student’s Snapchat profanity leads to high court speech case
<p>WASHINGTON — Fourteen-year-old Brandi Levy was having that kind of day where she just wanted to scream. So she did, in a profanity-laced posting...
EU chief felt ‘hurt,’ ‘alone’ at meeting with Turkish leader
<p>BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Monday that she felt hurt and alone during a meeting with Turkey’s president earlier...
UAE urges Israel to stop Jerusalem violence in rare rebuke
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates on Monday warned that any moves to change the historic identity of Jerusalem threaten peace,...