Tag: Human welfare
US Rep. Alcee Hastings dies at 84; was impeached as judge
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Longtime Congressman Alcee Hastings of Florida has died after a two-year fight with pancreatic cancer. He was 84.
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Russia: Navalny supporters denied prison visit and detained
MOSCOW — Supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were detained Tuesday outside a penal colony east of Moscow where the Kremlin critic is...
UN warns over 27 million Congolese suffer from acute hunger
UNITED NATIONS — Two U.N. agencies warned Tuesday that over 27 million people in Congo are suffering from acute hunger, a record high representing...
With new aid, schools seek solutions to problems new and old
With a massive infusion of federal aid coming their way, schools across the U.S. are weighing how to use the windfall to ease the...
Amid outcry, states push mental health training for police
The officer who Cassandra Quinto-Collins says kneeled on her son's neck for over four minutes assured her it was standard protocol for sedating a...
UK arrests over 100 in protests against policing bill
LONDON — British police said Sunday that 107 people were arrested in London during demonstrations against government plans to increase police powers.
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Young professionals cut ahead of older Italians for vaccine
ROME — Octogenarians in Tuscany watched in disbelief and indignation as lawyers, magistrates, professors and other younger professionals got vaccinated against COVID-19 before them,...
Lilly Endowment awards $93M to combat Indianapolis poverty
INDIANAPOLIS — Nearly 30 groups will share more that $93 million in grants from the Lilly Endowment aimed at boosting the financial security of...
Confederate symbols prove difficult to remove in many states
AUSTIN, Texas — Just past the gate at an entrance to the Texas Capitol, a large monument honoring the soldiers of the Confederacy looms,...
Ex-youth center intern says she was told to destroy notes
CONCORD, N.H. — A former intern at New Hampshire’s youth detention center says a supervisor suggested she destroy her notes and lie about a...
