Tag: Social affairs
Advocates decry homeless sweeps ahead of MLB’s All-Star game
DENVER — Ahead of Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game in Denver next week, city officials are facing scrutiny from advocates who accuse them of...
Gangs complicate Haiti effort to recover from assassination
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Gangs in Haiti have long been financed by powerful politicians and their allies — and many feel they may be losing...
Protests erupt in Georgia after beaten journalist dies
TBILISI, Georgia — Several thousand people protested in front of the Georgian parliament on Sunday evening, demanding that the ex-Soviet nation's prime minister resign...
Egypt court upholds life sentence for 10 Islamists
Cairo — Egypt's highest appeals court upheld on Sunday the sentencing of ten leaders of Egypt’s outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, including the group's head, to...
Schumer wants NRA investigated for bankruptcy fraud
NEW YORK — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday called on the Justice Department to investigate the National Rifle Association for bankruptcy fraud,...
Bonus pay for essential workers varied widely across states
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — For putting their health on the line during the coronavirus pandemic, prison guards in Missouri got an extra $250 per...
For top #MeToo legal duo, a pandemic year brings no pause
She’d just upended her life by going public with sexual harassment allegations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. And Charlotte Bennett, a former aide...
Some Haitians turn to prayer after president’s assassination
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Hundreds of Haitians sought solace in prayer at Sunday church services as a political power struggle threatened to further destabilize their...
Not just Catholic men: German candidate pledges diversity
BERLIN — The leading contender to succeed Angela Merkel as Germany's chancellor pledged Sunday to emphasize diversity during the election campaign and in the...
Grief counselors in short supply with gun violence rising
PHILADELPHIA — As Brett Roman Williams stood at the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s office staring at a photo of his older brother’s face, a familiar...
