Tag: Social issues
DOJ weighs in on suit filed by trans woman in Georgia prison
ATLANTA — Prison officials must keep transgender people reasonably safe from substantial risk of harm and provide them with adequate medical care, the U.S....
Israeli police say dozens arrested in Jerusalem clashes
<p>JERUSALEM — Israeli police say 44 people were arrested and 20 officers were wounded in a night of chaos in Jerusalem, where security forces...
Family indicted, accused of selling bleach as COVID cure
<p>MIAMI — A family accused of selling a toxic industrial bleach as a coronavirus cure through their Florida-based church has been indicted on federal...
Multiple violations found in probe of detained teen’s death
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two juvenile prison guards slept while on duty, one of them failed to properly conduct overnight rounds, and two others failed...
Ex-officer in ‘Fatal Vision’ murders appeals release denial
RALEIGH, N.C. — A former Army doctor serving life in prison for the “Fatal Vision” slayings of his wife and two young daughters in...
Albania heads to polls after a bitter political fight
<p>TIRANA, Albania — Albania holds parliamentary elections on Sunday amid the virus pandemic and a bitter political rivalry between the country’s two largest political...
Indiana Legislature ends on high note after struggles
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Republican lawmakers set up a <a href="https://apnews.com/article/legislature-health-eric-holcomb-legislation-coronavirus-pandemic-f3ebd3c2121bcb8ef0080a181a666a46">constitutional challenge</a> to Indiana GOP Gov. Eric Holcomb over his office’s emergency powers a week before...
Schalke tightens security after fans attack relegated team
Schalke has tightened security and will file a criminal complaint against its own fans following a violent attack on players and staff after the...
How struggling households can get federal rental assistance
<p>An estimated 8.8 million Americans are behind on their rent, according the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. While relief efforts have staved off some of...
Venezuela’s Maduro begins allowing aid against hunger, virus
<p>CARACAS, Venezuela — For a second time this month, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has reached an agreement with the sort of global aid agencies...