Tag: Social issues
Louisiana soccer team sues US after coach is denied entry
<p>A youth soccer club hoping to welcome its new coach from the United Kingdom to the U.S. has been caught up in a morass...
Chile legislature OKs euthanasia bill, which heads to Senate
<p>SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile’s Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday approved a bill to allow euthanasia and assisted suicide for those over 18. It now...
Liz Weston: How the pandemic has shaken up retirement
Pandemic-related job losses forced many older Americans out of the workplace i n the past year, perhaps permanently. But the COVID-19 crisis also seems...
LA homeless spending could near $1B as crisis rages
LOS ANGELES — Faced with an out-of-control homeless crisis, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Monday will propose spending nearly $1 billion in the...
Union accuses Amazon of illegally interfering with vote
<p>NEW YORK — The retail union that failed to organize Amazon workers at a Alabama warehouse wants the results to be thrown out, saying...
Judge in Chauvin trial calls Waters’ comments ‘abhorrent’
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — The judge overseeing the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/derek-chauvin-trial-live-updates-e1d714c68ab5b067b101af7c6d486c6c">trial</a> of former Officer <a href="https://apnews.com/article/8b486c2622de5504f1e65a606b0eac7f">Derek Chauvin</a> in the death of <a href="https://apnews.com/article/a55d2662f200ead0da4fed9e923b60a7"> George Floyd</a> on Monday...
Egypt: 3 militants involved in Christian’s slaying killed
CAIRO — Egypt police killed three suspected militants allegedly involved in the slaying of a Coptic Christian man kidnapped more than five months ago...
Attorney: Accusations against Texans QB based on lies
HOUSTON — An attorney for Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson on Monday accused the 22 women who have filed lawsuits alleging they were sexually...
Colorado judge resigning after censure for racial slur
<p>DENVER — A Colorado judge will resign after being censured for repeatedly saying a racial slur in a conversation with a Black employee, expressing...
VP Harris sits at counter where Greensboro Four made history
<p>Vice President Kamala Harris took a detour while visiting North Carolina on Monday <a href="https://twitter.com/people4kam/status/1384244407159836676">to sit at the same lunch counter</a> where four Black...