Tag: Social issues
French high court clears cardinal of abuse cover-up claims
<p>LYON, France — France's highest court confirmed on Wednesday that the former archbishop of Lyon, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, did not cover up the sexual...
Florida House moves to limit transgender students in sports
<p>TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida lawmakers moved closer to requiring transgender athletes to undergo testosterone or genetic testing — as well as submit to having...
Europe scrambles as J&J vaccine delay deals another blow
BARCELONA, Spain — Desperate to jumpstart Europe's sluggish vaccination program, leaders from across the continent scrambled Wednesday in the wake of an unexpected delay...
Conservatives propose revised sex ed rules in LGBTQ pushback
PHOENIX — Two years after Arizona lawmakers repealed a ban on any HIV/AIDS instruction that “promotes a homosexual lifestyle" as they faced a lawsuit,...
Too much red? Old Trafford color clash a problem for United
<p>MANCHESTER, England — Here’s a colorful explanation for Manchester United’s underwhelming form at Old Trafford this season: too much red.</p>
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Washington state governor OKs bill banning for-profit jails
<p>OLYMPIA, Wash. — One of the country’s largest for-profit, privately run immigration jails would be shut down by 2025 under a bill signed Wednesday...
Slavia Prague’s Kúdela banned for 10 games for racial abuse
NYON, Switzerland — Slavia Prague defender Ondřej Kúdela was banned for 10 games by UEFA on Wednesday for racially abusing a Black opponent in...
UN report: Many women in poor nations can’t say, `No sex’
UNITED NATIONS — Less than half the women in 57 developing countries are denied the right to say “no” to sex with their partners,...
Indiana lawmakers send abortion ‘reversal’ bill to governor
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers have approved a bill requiring doctors to tell women undergoing drug-induced abortions about a disputed treatment that could stop the...
Texas truck driver indicted in deaths of 8 migrants in crash
<p>DEL RIO, Texas — A Texas man who drove a pickup truck involved in a deadly head-on crash, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/us-news-immigration-texas-del-rio-47a117bf7128f391c71de1aab908158f">killing eight migrants</a> he was...