Tag: Social issues
EXPLAINER: Can cops stop drivers for hanging air fresheners?
<p>The mother of a 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by Minnesota police this week says it all started when police pulled her...
UN: 40 civilian casualties in central Yemen in March alone
CAIRO — The ongoing battle between Yemen's Houthi rebels and government forces in the central province of Marib has caused 40 civilian casualties in...
7 Hong Kong democracy leaders to be sentenced amid crackdown
<p>HONG KONG — Seven of Hong Kong’s leading pro-democracy advocates, including 82-year-old veteran activist Martin Lee and pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, are expected...
US broadcaster asks European court to block Russian fines
<p>MOSCOW — U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is asking the European Court of Human Rights to block Russia from enforcing penalties that could cost...
‘Hillbilly’ to Capitol Hill? Author eyes Senate bid in Ohio
<p>MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — Rodney Muterspaw figures J.D. Vance has already shown he's got what it takes to be a U.S. senator. </p>
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Surge in violence rattles Haiti as poverty, fear deepens
<p>PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The attack was brazen, streamed live on the internet: Men carrying big guns walked into a Holy Thursday church service, grabbed...
EXPLAINER: Can cops stop drivers for hanging air fresheners?
The mother of a 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by Minnesota police this week says it all started when police pulled her...
US puts visa restrictions on Uganda, saying vote was flawed
<p>NAIROBI, Kenya — The United States says it is imposing visa restrictions on “those believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining the...
7 Hong Kong democracy leaders to be sentenced amid crackdown
HONG KONG — Seven of Hong Kong’s leading pro-democracy advocates, including 82-year-old veteran activist Martin Lee and pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, are expected...
As America embraces voting early, GOP moves to restrict it
<p>Nearly seven of every 10 voters cast their ballots before Election Day in 2020. Republicans are moving to make it harder for that to...