Tag: Social issues
Army probing video of Black man harassed by soldier
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Officials at U.S. Army's largest basic training facility say they are looking into a video that appears to show a non-commissioned...
Soccer great Seedorf urges yellow cards to curb racial abuse
<p>GENEVA — Players should get yellow cards for covering their mouths to speak to opponents, soccer great Clarence Seedorf told European lawmakers on Wednesday...
Former Turkish prime minister Yildirim Akbulut dies aged 85
<p>ANKARA, Turkey — Yildirim Akbulut, who served as Turkey's prime minister during the First Gulf War and also oversaw an influx of ethnic Turkish...
UN chief: 52 armies and groups suspected of sexual violence
UNITED NATIONS — The COVID-19 pandemic led to a spike in gender-based violence last year and combatants continued to use sexual violence “as a...
Two books based on ‘1619 Project’ coming out in November
<p>NEW YORK — Two books based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning “1619 Project” will be released this fall, with contributions from Jesmyn Ward, Jason Reynolds,...
Business-seeking singer Akon draws political fire in Uganda
KAMPALA, Uganda — The American rap artist and singer Akon is drawing criticism from rights activists over his meetings with Uganda's president as he...
Poll: 15% of Americans worse off a year into pandemic
<p>While most Americans have weathered the pandemic financially, about 38 million say they are worse off now than before the outbreak began in the...
European lawmakers, executives urge US to halve emissions
BERLIN — Dozens of European lawmakers, business executives and union leaders on Tuesday urged the United States to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by...
Stone Mountain Park denies permit for Confederate event
<p>STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — The Stone Mountain Memorial Association has denied a gathering permit from the Sons of Confederate Veterans, who were looking to...
US Bishop Hoeppner resigns after Vatican probe into cover-up
ROME — A Minnesota bishop who was investigated by the Vatican for allegedly interfering with past investigations into clergy sexual abuse has resigned.
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