Tag: Social issues
Rapper Mystikal breaks silence on dropped rape charge
New York — After spending more than four years under the “bad dream” of rape and kidnapping charges that were recently dismissed, rapper Mystikal...
Former Turkish prime minister Yildirim Akbulut dies aged 85
ANKARA, Turkey — Yildirim Akbulut, who served as Turkey's prime minister during the First Gulf War and also oversaw an influx of ethnic Turkish...
Slavia Prague’s Kúdela banned for 10 games for racial abuse
<p>NYON, Switzerland — Slavia Prague defender Ondřej Kúdela was banned for 10 games by UEFA on Wednesday for racially abusing a Black opponent in...
New Boy Scouts bankruptcy plan could exclude local councils
<p>DOVER, Del. — The Boy Scouts of America have filed a new bankruptcy reorganization plan that increases the proposed contribution of local BSA councils...
Multitude of businesses show support for voters’ rights
A multitude of big-name businesses and high-profile individuals, including Amazon, Facebook and Warren Buffett, are showing their support for voters' rights.
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France fights kids’ mental health woes with free counseling
REIMS, France — France's president promised free psychological counseling Wednesday for children and teenagers struck by a wave of mental health difficulties that accompanied...
Biden faces long odds in push for more state ‘red flag’ laws
<p>IOWA CITY, Iowa — President Joe Biden faces an uphill battle as he tries to revive a push for more state laws that would...
House panel poised to advance bill on slavery reparations
<p>WASHINGTON — A House panel is expected to advance a decadeslong effort to pay reparations to the descendants of slaves with a vote Wednesday...
Review: A book celebrating Black American farming history
"We Are Each Other’s Harvest: Celebrating African American Farmers Land and Legacy,” by Natalie Baszile (Amistad)
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EXPLAINER: Why outside prosecutors review killings by police
BOSTON — A white former police officer is being charged with second-degree manslaughter in the killing of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, just three days after...