Tag: Social issues
Fed leaders agree: Economics has a racial-disparity problem
WASHINGTON — Top Federal Reserve policymakers on Tuesday underscored their concern that Black and Hispanic people are sharply underrepresented in the economics field, which...
Business-seeking singer Akon draws political fire in Uganda
<p>KAMPALA, Uganda — The American rap artist and singer Akon is drawing criticism from rights activists over his meetings with Uganda's president as he...
Florida House condemns Democratic Socialism in resolution
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida House took the unusual step of denouncing democratic socialism Tuesday with the sponsor of a non-binding resolution invoking the...
European lawmakers, executives urge US to halve emissions
<p>BERLIN — Dozens of European lawmakers, business executives and union leaders on Tuesday urged the United States to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by...
California lifts COVID-19 limits on indoor worship services
LOS ANGELES — California on Monday lifted its limits on indoor worship services in the face of U.S. Supreme Court rulings that struck down...
Kansas City approves naming street for Martin Luther King
KANSAS CITY, Mo — After years of debate and a divisive election, Kansas City will soon have a street route named for Martin Luther...
US Bishop Hoeppner resigns after Vatican probe into cover-up
<p>ROME — A Minnesota bishop who was investigated by the Vatican for allegedly interfering with past investigations into clergy sexual abuse has resigned.</p>
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Ex-youth worker charged with rape was known for ‘wrestling’
<p>CONCORD, N.H. — A former counselor accused of raping one boy and repeatedly groping another at New Hampshire’s youth detention center in the 1990s...
Michigan woman sues official who showed rifle during meeting
<p>A 74-year-old woman filed a federal lawsuit Monday against her Michigan county and a county commissioner who displayed a rifle during a live-streamed public...
‘Skilled predator’ FBI boss harassed 8 women, watchdog finds
<p>NEW YORK — One woman carried a ruler at FBI headquarters so she could smack James Hendricks’ hands when he reached for her legs...