Tag: Human rights and civil liberties
Carmouche to be 1st Black jockey in Kentucky Derby since ’13
Long before Kendrick Carmouche started riding horses growing up in Louisiana, Black jockeys were synonymous with the sport.
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Germany’s Merkel presses China for human rights dialogue
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed China's prime minister Wednesday for broader discussions on human rights issues, telling him that the relationship between...
Wandering cops shuffle departments, abusing citizens
St. Louis — Timothy Loehmann wanted to be a police officer like his father. He got a job in Independence, Ohio, but it didn’t...
US Catholic bishops may press Biden to stop taking Communion
When U.S. Catholic bishops hold their next national meeting in June, they’ll be deciding whether to send a tougher-than-ever message to President Joe Biden...
‘Fetal heartbeat’ in abortion laws taps emotion, not science
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Dr. Michael Cackovic has treated his share of pregnant women. So when Republican lawmakers across the U.S. began passing bans on...
Olympic chief marks Japan’s pride week with LGBTQ event
TOKYO — The head of the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday took part in an event marking Japan's LGBTQ pride week at a center in...
No big backlash for states passing anti-transgender laws
Five states have passed laws or implemented executive orders this year limiting the ability of transgender youths to play sports or receive certain medical...
More than 400 businesses back LGBTQ rights act
More than 400 companies __ including Tesla, Pfizer, Delta Air Lines and Amazon __ have signed on to support civil rights legislation for LGBTQ...
Floyd verdict won’t remove blocks to police accountability
The guilty verdicts in the George Floyd murder case felt like a watershed moment to many Americans. President Biden called the verdicts a “giant...
Feds accused Georgia sheriff of civil rights violations
ATLANTA — An Atlanta-area sheriff is accused of violating the civil rights of several people in his agency's custody by ordering that they be...
