Tag: Social issues
Judge dismisses Georgia lawsuit by transgender fire chief
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A federal judge has dismissed a discrimination lawsuit by a transgender fire chief who led a rural Georgia city's fire department...
Officials: 8-year-old Honduran migrant drowned in Rio Grande
MEXICO CITY — A Honduran boy drowned as he attempted to cross the Rio Grande dividing Mexico and the United States, Mexican immigration officials...
Black Indiana lawmakers face Republican boos during debate
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Tempers flared among Indiana legislators during a debate Thursday when Black lawmakers were shouted down and booed by some Republicans and two...
Indiana voucher plan could take 1/3 of school funding boost
INDIANAPOLIS — More than one-third of the proposed state funding hike for Indiana schools could go toward the state’s private school voucher program under...
Black Indiana lawmakers face Republican boos during debate
INDIANAPOLIS — Tempers flared among Indiana legislators during a debate Thursday when Black lawmakers were shouted down and booed by some Republicans and two...
Statue of US chief justice who oversaw Plessy to be moved
<p>AUGUSTA, Maine — A Maine county board voted to move the statue of Melville Fuller, who was an Augusta native and served as the...
Delayed Legion of Christ extortion trial goes ahead in Italy
ROME — A judge in Milan has ruled that trial can go ahead in a case in which priests and lawyers of the Legion...
China steps up online controls with new rule for bloggers
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Ma Xiaolin frequently wrote about current affairs on one of China's leading microblogging sites, where he has 2 million followers. But...
Serbian capital Belgrade sees clubbing flouting virus rules
<p>BELGRADE, Serbia — Authorities in Serbia’s capital Belgrade on Monday held an emergency meeting over a surge in night clubbing that has drawn thousands...
Hayward finding success in more prominent role with Hornets
<p>CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In a time when many veteran NBA players are doing anything they can to join a “super team” in hopes of...