Tag: Social issues
Oregon high court affirms juries can acquit in split votes
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Supreme Court, ruling before the start of a murder case, has upheld that a defendant can be acquitted by...
California to spend $28M to help arriving asylum-seekers
<p>SAN DIEGO — California is freeing up as much as $28 million to help immigrants arriving from Mexico and being released in the U.S....
City where Trayvon Martin died seeks racial injustice reform
SANFORD, Fla. — Commissioners in the city where Black teenager Trayvon Martin was killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer nine years ago Friday have...
French Riviera cities under lockdown as new infections soar
PARIS — Residents of Nice in the French Riviera will be denied their strolls along the beach on a sunny weekend, under a temporary...
Study: college sports still trail pros in diversity hiring
A diversity study for racial and gender hiring across college sports found little change in scores that continue to lag behind the professional ranks.
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Gay GOP lawmaker urges defeat of anti-trans athlete bill
<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Legislation to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' sports would likely result in vulnerable students being marginalized while also harming...
US women’s team players to stop kneeling during anthem
Players for the U.S. women's national team have decided to move on from kneeling during the anthem and instead focus on behind-the-scenes work to...
Bluffton man admits fatally beating another man with bat
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A northeastern Indiana man likely faces more than 50 years in prison after pleading guilty but mentally ill Wednesday to...
New lawsuit revives discrimination allegation against Yale
<p>NEW HAVEN, Conn. — An organization that alleges Yale University discriminates against Asian-American and white applicants filed a federal lawsuit against the school on...
Semenya taking case to European Court of Human Rights
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Caster Semenya is going to the European Court of Human Rights to challenge “discriminatory” rules that prohibit her from...