Tag: Human welfare
US hits 17 nations for not combating human trafficking
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday designated 17 countries as not doing enough to combat human trafficking and warned them of potential U.S....
University trustees to vote on Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Weeks of tension over the hiring of investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will...
Trapped in Ethiopia’s Tigray, people ‘falling like leaves’
NAIROBI, Kenya — The plea arrived from a remote area that had so far produced only rumors and residents fleeing for their lives. Help...
As COVID recedes in prisons, will any lessons learned stick?
Derrick Johnson had a makeshift mask. He had the spray bottle of bleach and extra soap that corrections officers provided. But he still spent...
As COVID recedes in prisons, will any lessons learned stick?
Derrick Johnson had a makeshift mask. He had the spray bottle of bleach and extra soap that corrections officers provided. But he still spent...
Health worsens of minority Polish leader in Belarus prison
WARSAW, Poland — An official in Poland said Wednesday that the health of a Polish minority leader being held in a Belarus prison has...
Q&A: Ford Foundation’s leader straddles contrasting worlds
Darren Walker has experienced two sides of life — one of poverty, one of wealth.
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Iowa court: State may block abortion provider sex education
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa's high court said Wednesday that the state may refuse to allow Planned Parenthood to conduct sex education programs funded...
Indiana social services agency leader leaving for new job
INDIANAPOLIS — The head of Indiana’s state health care and social services agency is leaving the position after more than four years and will...
Emory University to remove slavery advocate’s name from dorm
ATLANTA — Emory University will remove the name of an antebellum slavery supporter from a dormitory and add the name of a Black judge...
