Tag: Political issues
VP Harris sits at counter where Greensboro Four made history
Vice President Kamala Harris took a detour while visiting North Carolina on Monday to sit at the same lunch counter where four Black college...
Navalny’s team calls new protests: ‘We don’t have time’
MOSCOW — Activists for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Sunday called for massive protests in the heart of Moscow and St. Petersburg...
Faith leaders across US join in decrying voting restrictions
In Georgia, faith leaders are asking corporate executives to condemn laws restricting voting access — or face a boycott. In Arizona and Texas, clergy...
Navalny’s doctor: Putin critic ‘could die at any moment’
MOSCOW — A doctor for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in the third week of a hunger strike, says his health...
Pakistan blocks social media access amid anti-France rallies
LAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistan blocked access to all social media on Friday, after days of anti-French protests across the country by radical Islamists opposed...
House GOP takes cash from casino mogul accused of misconduct
WASHINGTON — A major House Republican fundraising committee overseen by GOP Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy received over $770,000 from Steve Wynn, a Las Vegas...
GOP leaders diverge on Trump, putting party in limbo
WASHINGTON — One by one, the Republican leaders of Congress have made the trip to Mar-a-Lago to see Donald Trump.
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How the Kremlin provides a safe harbor for ransomware
BOSTON — A global epidemic of digital extortion known as ransomware is crippling local governments, hospitals, school districts and businesses by scrambling their data...
UN envoy: South Sudan has potential, needs to hold elections
UNITED NATIONS — David Shearer said Wednesday he’s leaving the top U.N. job in South Sudan convinced the world’s youngest nation has the potential...
Top associate of Navalny convicted of trespassing in Russia
MOSCOW — A top associate of Russia's imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny was convicted of trespassing Thursday and handed a suspended sentence of one...
