Tag: Social issues
AP Interview: Emmert says poor communication led to inequity
<p>SAN ANTONIO — Mark Emmert acknowledged the glaring failures to give the coaches and players in the women's tournament the same attention the NCAA...
3 students cited in theft of rare tree in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — Police who were stumped by the theft of a rare pine tree in November from the University of Wisconsin Arboretum said...
Daily Mail seeks to reverse order denying trial credentials
MINNEAPOLIS — A British newspaper asked the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Friday to swiftly throw out a judge’s order denying it credentials for...
Few Black women coaches lead Power Five basketball programs
<p>Dawn Staley and Joni Taylor embraced before and after the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/womens-college-basketball-georgia-dawn-staley-greenville-south-carolina-0872a5a33cc9acaed2cce003cb19a53a">Southeastern Conference Tournament championship</a>, savoring an historic moment in women's basketball. </p>
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EXPLAINER: Varying views on how to keep accurate voter rolls
<p>ATLANTA — A key element of voting restrictions pushed by Republican state lawmakers this year focuses on cleaning voter rolls to ensure only those...
More than 50 arrested in Belarus ‘Freedom Day’ protest
KYIV, Ukraine — Protesters calling for the resignation of Belarus’ authoritarian president marched in small groups Thursday throughout the capital of Minsk, the first...
Migrants stuck in Spain’s Canary Islands say camps are unfit
<p>SAN CRISTOBAL DE LA LAGUNA, Spain — While Spain has criticized Europe for not sharing responsibilities on migration, the country is finding itself under...
Critics of federal ban on firearms device win key decision
<p>DETROIT — A federal judge in Michigan should have blocked a Trump administration <a href="https://apnews.com/article/6c1af80fb290472c89fb930e223505af">ban on bump stocks</a>, a device that allows semiautomatic firearms...
Court upholds firing of NYPD officer in Eric Garner’s death
NEW YORK — A state appeals court on Thursday upheld the New York Police Department’s decision to fire an officer for the 2014 chokehold...
EU to offer Turkey aid, trade help despite rights concerns
<p>BRUSSELS — European Union leaders are set Thursday to provide new incentives to Turkey to improve cooperation on migration and trade despite democratic backsliding...