Tag: Social issues
Biden declines to call for Cuomo to resign, awaits probe
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Sunday passed up an opportunity to join other Democrats calling for the resignation of New York Gov. Andrew...
Ex-Mali coup leader won’t stand trial for 2012 killings
BAMAKO, Mali — The man who overthrew Mali’s president in 2012, former Gen. Amadou Haya Sanogo, will no longer stand trial on charges he...
EXPLAINER: What is the impact of racially diverse juries?
CHICAGO — Questions around race have been central to the murder case against the former Minneapolis police officer who leaned on George Floyd's neck...
Lawsuit filed in Black man’s death from fight with police
NEW ORLEANS — Family members of a Black man who died after an altercation with police filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against a northwest...
Sexual orientation back in South Carolina hate crime bill
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A group of South Carolina lawmakers have added back protections for gay or transgender people to a hate crime bill, five...
White supremacists’ fake bomb threats net 3 years in prison
<p>FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A former Old Dominion University student who joined up with white supremacists in a swatting conspiracy that targeted a Black...
Lawsuit filed over 2019 police custody death in Connecticut
<p>HARTFORD, Conn. — A wrongful death lawsuit filed Tuesday accuses Stamford, Connecticut, police of using excessive force on a mentally ill man and failing...
CBS says ‘The Talk’ staying off air after racism talk
<p>NEW YORK — CBS says its daytime show “The Talk” will stay on hiatus for another week after a discussion about racism involving co-host...
EXPLAINER: What drives possible boycott of Beijing Olympics
Some kind of boycott is almost sure to affect next year’s Beijing Winter Olympics.
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Russia opposition leader Navalny describes prison conditions
MOSCOW — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny described tight controls at his prison in a letter posted Monday, saying they include hourly checks during...