Tag: Social issues
Officer shot in Virginia during retrieval of runaway cow
<p>HARRISONBURG, Va. — A police officer was accidentally shot after he and others tried to corral a cow that had escaped from a livestock...
Lawyer clears Scotland’s leader of misleading lawmakers
LONDON — Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon did not mislead lawmakers or act improperly over sexual harassment allegations against her predecessor, a senior lawyer...
France: Female sports journalists cite sexism, harassment
<p>PARIS — More than 150 female sports journalists in France denounced sexism, harassment and discrimination they said they routinely face from colleagues and people...
The US Civil Rights Trail from SC to Mississippi and more
From the port where enslaved Africans entered America to the home where Medgar Evers was murdered, a new guidebook helps readers explore for themselves...
Palestinians expand vaccination campaign after UN shipment
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Palestinian Health Ministry began administering the first doses of coronavirus vaccines it received from the global COVAX initiative...
Some states to seek gun waiting periods after shootings
Not long before the deadly Atlanta-area shootings spread fear and anger through Asian American communities nationwide, police say the attacker made a legal purchase:...
Acclaimed Egyptian feminist Nawal Saadawi dies at age 89
CAIRO — Nawal Saadawi, a renowned Egyptian feminist, psychiatrist and novelist, whose writings have stirred controversy for decades in an overwhelming conservative society, died...
Glasgow rivals’ pre-derby stand in solidarity against racism
GLASGOW, Scoltand — Glasgow's rival soccer teams stood rather than taking a knee in a pre-match display of solidarity before the derby at Celtic...
Mexico limits non-essential travel on southern border
CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico —
The Mexican banks of the Suchiate...
Pope decries shame of racism, like ‘virus’ lurking in wait
<p>VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday denounced racism, likening it to a virus that lurks in waiting and only to emerge and show...