Tag: Social issues
Central Michigan QB seriously injured in off campus shooting
CHICAGO — An off-campus shooting left two Central Michigan University students, including quarterback John Keller, hospitalized Sunday for gunshot wounds.
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French protesters call for trial for Jewish woman’s killer
<p>PARIS — Crowds gathered Sunday in Paris and other French cities to denounce a ruling by France’s highest court that the killer of Jewish...
Judge tosses suit that sought to block transgender athletes
HARTFORD, Conn. — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to prevent transgender athletes from competing in girls high school sports in...
Minority legislators sense moment to pass ‘bold’ legislation
<p>In July after George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, Black and Latino members of the Connecticut General Assembly worked to enact <a href="https://apnews.com/article/connecticut-police-legislation-crime-police-reform-f77d869cdc9fb9479da0f48073a90e13">sweeping changes...
Lebanon thwarts attempt to smuggle 69 Syrians to Cyprus
<p>BEIRUT — Lebanese troops aborted early Sunday an attempt to smuggle dozens of Syrian migrants to the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, the military said....
Defining numbers from Biden’s early days, from jobs to virus
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's opening months in office have been a <a href="https://interactives.ap.org/biden-promise-tracker/">whirlwind of activity</a> during the pandemic and the start of an...
Drone operators challenge surveyors’ turf in mapping dispute
<p>RALEIGH, N.C. — When Michael Jones started a side hustle shooting drone photos and videos for realtors, his clients wanted more: Images with property...
Pope ordains 9 priests, saying: stay humble, compassionate
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday gave the Catholic church nine new priests, encouraging them in an ordination ceremony in St. Peter’s Basilica...
Despite racial reckoning, state efforts stall on reparations
<p>LOUISVILLE, Ky — During last summer’s reckoning over racial injustice, decades-long debates about whether to offer reparations to the descendants of slaves in the...
Young adults’ relocations are reshaping political geography
Garima Vyas always wanted to live in a big city. She thought about New York, long the destination for 20-something strivers, but was wary...