Tag: Social issues
Mysterious new system at border keeps migrants guessing
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — After hearing rumors that Central American families with younger children were being allowed into the U.S., Irma Paz left Honduras with...
‘Borat,’ ‘Promising Young Woman’ win at Writers Guild Awards
<p>NEW YORK — Sacha Baron Cohen's “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” was partly improvised and scripted by nine writers, but it still walked away Sunday night...
Spain broadens use of AstraZeneca jab to adults under age 65
<p>MADRID — Spain’s health minister says the country will resume the use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday by extending it to adults...
Democratic Rep. Vela of Texas won’t run again in 2022
AUSTIN, Texas — Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela of Texas announced Monday that he will not seek reelection to his congressional district on the southern...
2nd Canadian to go on trial in China on spying charges
<p>BEIJING — A Beijing court was is expected to put on trial Monday a second Canadian citizen held for more than two years on...
Eritrea says EU sanctions on security agency are ‘malicious’
KAMPALA, Uganda — Eritrean authorities described European Union sanctions targeting a security agency Monday as “malicious” and charged the EU with having “ulterior motives.”
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Officer shot in Virginia during retrieval of runaway cow
HARRISONBURG, Va. — A police officer was accidentally shot after he and others tried to corral a cow that had escaped from a livestock...
Driving diversity: Hamilton ready to chase 8th F1 title
<p>PARIS — If Lewis Hamilton wins an eighth Formula One title, he will stand alone among the sport's greats. And that might be the...
France: Female sports journalists cite sexism, harassment
PARIS — More than 150 female sports journalists in France denounced sexism, harassment and discrimination they said they routinely face from colleagues and people...
Israeli election seen as referendum on divisive Netanyahu
<p>JERUSALEM — Israelis vote Tuesday in their fourth parliamentary election in just two years. Once again, the race boils down to a referendum on...