Tag: Social issues
‘My legs were shaking’: elderly Spaniards thrilled to go out
MADRID — A group of elderly Spaniards got a long-awaited treat Monday: a trip out of their care homes for the first time in...
Leading Senate Dem says outlook bleak on immigration bills
WASHINGTON — A leader of Senate Democrats' drive to help millions of immigrants become citizens cast severe doubt on its prospects Monday, as...
I like Ike, but Mike’s OK; ranked-choice voting gets a look
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — An electoral reform that has taken root in the iconoclastic states of Maine and Alaska could be gaining traction nationwide.
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McLaughlin, nun who exposed abuses in Rhodesia, dies at 79
JOHANNESBURG — Sister Janice McLaughlin, a Maryknoll Sisters nun who was jailed and later deported by white minority-ruled Rhodesia for exposing human rights abuses,...
US prison guards refusing vaccine despite COVID-19 outbreaks
<p>A Florida correctional officer polled his colleagues earlier this year in a private Facebook group: “Will you take the COVID-19 vaccine if offered?”</p>
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Homeland Security chief defends US handling of border surge
<p>WASHINGTON — Faced with <a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-health-coronavirus-pandemic-immigration-a8e541613d08a21669e460a3ff5f76a4">a rising number of migrants at the southwest border</a> and criticism from all sides, the Biden administration's head of...
White supremacists’ fake bomb threats net 3 years in prison
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A former Old Dominion University student who joined up with white supremacists in a swatting conspiracy that targeted a Black...
Tennessee Senate OKs bid to remove ‘slavery’ as punishment
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Senate on Monday advanced a proposal that would remove a clause in the state's constitution allowing slavery or involuntary...
Lawsuit filed over 2019 police custody death in Connecticut
HARTFORD, Conn. — A wrongful death lawsuit filed Tuesday accuses Stamford, Connecticut, police of using excessive force on a mentally ill man and failing...
Jesuits in US pledge $100M for racial reconciliation
The U.S.-based branch of the Jesuits has unveiled ambitious plans for a “truth and reconciliation” initiative in partnership with descendants of people once enslaved...