Tag: Political issues
UN documents prisoners’ torture, abuse in Ukrainian conflict
KYIV, Ukraine — Prisoners taken by the warring parties in the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine have endured systematic torture, sexual violence and other...
Police groups sue over changes to Minnesota deadly force law
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A coalition of Minnesota's largest law enforcement groups sued the state Friday seeking to overturn a state law that changed...
Judge to hear arguments in Georgia election law challenge
ATLANTA — Voting integrity activists argue several parts of Georgia's new election law criminalize normal election observation activities, while the state argues that those...
Critics worry Missouri measure reduces police accountability
More than half of all U.S. states have enacted police reforms in the 13 months since George Floyd's death, but critics contend a Missouri...
Among Iraqis, the name Rumsfeld evokes nation’s destruction
BAGHDAD — When he heard on the news that Donald Rumsfeld had died, Ali Ridha al-Tamimi and his wife sat down with their four...
Mexico condemns killings of 2 indigenous activists
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s National Institute of Indigenous Peoples on Wednesday condemned this week’s killings of two activists from the Triqui community.
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Former South Carolina lawmaker suspended from Pentagon job
MARION, S.C. — A former South Carolina state lawmaker and failed congressional candidate has been placed on leave from her Pentagon job during a...
House poised to launch new probe of Jan. 6 insurrection
WASHINGTON — The House is poised to launch a new investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection on Wednesday with expected approval of a...
Minnesota lawmakers pass modest police accountability bill
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Senate approved a modest set of police accountability measures early Wednesday that's part of a broader public safety budget bill,...
Indianapolis prosecutor who resigned for cancer care dies
INDIANAPOLIS — Former Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry has died nearly two years after he stepped down while undergoing prostate cancer treatments. He was...
