Tag: Social affairs
‘Purely ethnic profiling’: New wave of Tigrayans detained
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Witnesses say thousands of Tigrayans are being detained and their businesses closed in cities across Ethiopia in a new wave...
Attorney Lee Merritt joins race for Texas attorney general
DALLAS — Dallas civil rights attorney Lee Merritt, who has represented the families of Black people killed by police, joined a crowded 2022 race...
Ex-St. Louis cop sentenced in beating of undercover officer
ST. LOUIS — A former St. Louis police officer was sentenced Tuesday to more than four years in prison for his role in the...
The Weeknd and BTS hope to raise billions for Global Citizen
NEW YORK — The Weeknd, BTS and Billie Eilish will take part in Global Citizen Live, a 24-hour event on Sept. 21 that's intended...
European court urges Russia to acknowledge same-sex unions
MOSCOW — A top European human rights court issued a ruling Tuesday urging Russia to recognize same-sex unions, but the Kremlin was quick to...
Feds charge 4 in Iran plot to kidnap US journalist, 4 others
NEW YORK — An Iranian intelligence officer and three alleged members of an Iranian intelligence network have been charged in Manhattan with plotting to...
Hospitalized pope expected to return to Vatican soon
ROME — Pope Francis is expected to return to the Vatican “as soon as possible” following his stay in hospital for rehabilitation from intestinal...
Lawsuit challenges Texas law banning abortion after 6 weeks
A coalition of abortion providers and advocates filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging a Texas law that would allow private citizens to sue anyone...
2 killed, 8 wounded overnight in Indianapolis shootings
INDIANAPOLIS — Two people were killed and four others critically wounded overnight in Indianapolis in a rash of shootings that came hours after city...
Oregon heat wave victims older, lived alone, had no AC
PORTLAND, Ore. — Most people who perished in last month’s record-smashing heat wave in Oregon’s most populous county were white, male, older and socially...
