Tag: Social issues
White nationalist gets prison over rape threat, extortion
CONCORD, N.H — A self-proclaimed white nationalist was sentenced Wednesday to nearly three-and-a-half years in federal prison for threatening to rape the wife of...
Hawaii affordable housing guidelines could include $1M homes
HONOLULU — Affordable housing guidelines set by a Hawaii state agency could rate two-bedroom homes costing $1 million as affordable for some households eligible...
Thousands of students rally in Greece against new police law
<p>THESSALONIKI, Greece — More than 5,000 university students and other protesters have gathered outside a courthouse in Greece’s second-largest city to rally against a...
Lawyer: Hate crime claim against Florida doctor ‘not true’
MIAMI — Lawyers for a South Florida doctor accused of attacking a Hispanic man at a supermarket say the allegation that she committed a...
Minnesota Legislature to weigh protections for jail inmates
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Legislature will consider sweeping changes meant to provide better protections and medical care to jail inmates.
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Supporters of jailed gunman target home of Greek president
<p>ATHENS, Greece — Supporters of a jailed gunman from an armed extreme-left group who is on hunger strike and in failing health evaded security...
Germany: 1st verdict expected in Syria torture trial
BERLIN — Human rights campaigners and torture survivors are closely watching a verdict expected from a German court Wednesday in the trial of a...
Hawaii affordable housing guidelines could include $1M homes
<p>HONOLULU — Affordable housing guidelines set by a Hawaii state agency could rate two-bedroom homes costing $1 million as affordable for some households eligible...
Lawyer: Egypt releases activist after 30 months of detention
CAIRO — Egyptian authorities Tuesday released a university professor and activist after he spent more than a year in pre-trail detention, his lawyer said.
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Lawyer: Hate crime claim against Florida doctor ‘not true’
<p>MIAMI — Lawyers for a South Florida doctor accused of attacking a Hispanic man at a supermarket say the allegation that she committed a...