Tag: Social issues
Commonwealth panel acknowledges racism in honoring war dead
<p>LONDON — The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has apologized after an investigation found that at least 161,000 mostly Africans and Indians who died fighting...
Mexican president pushes controversial reforestation plan
<p>KOPOMA, México — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador made a strong push Thursday for his oft-questioned tree-planting program, trying to get the United...
Judge sets deadline for rare Nevada plant-listing decision
RENO, Nev. — A federal judge has given the Fish and Wildlife Service just 30 more days to make an overdue decision on whether...
Chadian opposition decries Deby’s son as interim leader
N'DJAMENA, Chad — Chad’s political opposition is saying the country suffered a “coup d'etat” when power was handed to Mahamat Idriss Deby, arguing that...
Legalization bids boost outlook for US cannabis industry
LOS ANGELES — Uncle Sam gave marijuana lovers more reason to celebrate this week as a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House of...
Chadian opposition decries Deby’s son as interim leader
<p>N'DJAMENA, Chad — Chad’s political opposition is saying the country suffered a “coup d'etat” when power was handed to Mahamat Idriss Deby, arguing that...
Mormon sex therapist ousted from faith for critiques
<p>SALT LAKE CITY — A sex therapist in Utah who has publicly challenged her faith's policies on sexuality has been kicked out of The...
Pope meets with Lebanon’s PM-designate, urges end of crises
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis met Thursday with Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri and urged all of Lebanon's political leaders to “urgently commit themselves...
California shelter opens to immigrant children from border
LONG BEACH, Calif. — A federal emergency shelter in California is starting to receive immigrant children from border facilities in what advocates hope will...
After Floyd, Congress ready to plunge into policing laws
<p>WASHINGTON — Bolstered with new momentum, Congress is ready to try again to change the nation’s policing laws, heeding President Joe Biden’s admonition that...