Tag: Human welfare
Deaf Costco worker with mumbling manager won’t get award
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A deaf former employee of a South Florida Costco store won't be collecting $775,000 a federal jury awarded her in...
Greece mulls legal reforms amid high-profile sex abuse case
ATHENS, Greece — The former director of Greece’s National Theatre appeared Wednesday before a public prosecutor to respond to child abuse allegations in a...
Oregon man sues Mormon church over alleged sexual abuse
SALT LAKE CITY — David Hiser felt sick to his stomach when he learned that a man he says sexually abused him in his...
Oregon man sues Mormon church over alleged sexual abuse
SALT LAKE CITY — David Hiser felt sick to his stomach when he learned that a man he says sexually abused him in his...
US reopens Texas surge facility to hold immigrant teenagers
HOUSTON — President Joe Biden's administration has reopened a tent facility to house up to 700 immigrant teenagers after they cross the U.S.-Mexico border...
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...
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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Ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow II faces 14 years for assaults
VISTA, Calif. — Former NFL tight end Kellen Winslow II agreed Friday to accept a 14-year prison sentence for raping a homeless woman and...
Jordan says troops kill 2 drug smugglers near Syria border
AMMAN, Jordan — Jordanian troops clashed with drug smugglers on the border with Syria on Friday, killing two people and seizing a shipment of...
Warrant: Opioid addiction may have motivated clinic shooting
BUFFALO, Minn. — An alleged gunman's addiction to opioid medication was the “driving force” behind last week’s shooting at a Minnesota health clinic that...
