Tag: Social issues
Refugees win rare victory in Serbia landmark pushback ruling
<p>BELGRADE, Serbia — Hamid Ahmadi still can feel the cold of the February night when Serbian police left him and two dozen other refugees...
Faith leaders across US join in decrying voting restrictions
<p>In Georgia, faith leaders are asking corporate executives to condemn laws restricting voting access — or face a boycott. In Arizona and Texas, clergy...
Facility for teen immigrant girls in Houston being closed
HOUSTON — A facility in Houston that housed girls who crossed U.S. border unaccompanied is being closed and the girls immediately moved, the U.S....
Fires, damage at Oakland protest against police brutality
<p>OAKLAND, Calif. — A protest that began peacefully in California ended with multiple fires set, several cars damaged and numerous windows shattered.</p>
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Cuomo retreats from open news briefings that made him a star
<p>ALBANY, N.Y. — </p>
<p>New York’s governor gained national attention last...
Zimbabwe frees some inmates to reduce COVID-19 risk in jails
<p>HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe has begun releasing about 3,000 prisoners under a presidential amnesty aimed at easing congestion to reduce the threat of COVID-19...
Black soldier mistreatment common even before Virginia case
<p>NORFOLK, Va. — The police officers’ guns were trained on the uniformed U.S. Army lieutenant, his arms raised and palms outstretched as he sat...
EXPLAINER: How is ‘reasonableness’ key to Chauvin’s defense?
<p>CHICAGO — Attorneys and witnesses have used the words “reasonable” or “unreasonable” often at the trial of the former Minneapolis police officer charged with...
Fires, damage at Oakland protest against police brutality
OAKLAND, Calif. — A protest that began peacefully in California ended with multiple fires set, several cars damaged and numerous windows shattered.
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Black Americans experiencing collective trauma, grief
<p>Carlil Pittman knows trauma firsthand.</p>
<p>As the co-founder of the Chicago-based...