Tag: Social affairs
More than 50 arrested in Belarus ‘Freedom Day’ protest
KYIV, Ukraine — Protesters calling for the resignation of Belarus’ authoritarian president marched in small groups Thursday throughout the capital of Minsk, the first...
FIFA won’t discipline Norway for pro-human rights T-shirts
ZURICH — The Norwegian national team and soccer federation will not be disciplined for players wearing T-shirts in support of human rights before a...
Court upholds firing of NYPD officer in Eric Garner’s death
NEW YORK — A state appeals court on Thursday upheld the New York Police Department’s decision to fire an officer for the 2014 chokehold...
Family of teen who choked on chicken nugget gets $2 million
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The family of a 19-year-old student with autism will receive a $2 million settlement from a Florida school district...
Loyola’s Williamson bridges past, present in ’63 team film
CHICAGO — From a makeshift recording booth in a closet in his room, surrounded by hanging shirts and Nike boxes stacked high on a...
Uyghurs in Turkey protest Chinese foreign minister’s visit
ISTANBUL — Hundreds of Uyghurs staged protests in Ankara and Istanbul on Thursday, denouncing Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to Turkey and demanding...
University of Michigan OKs ‘net zero’ carbon emission plan
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The University of Michigan announced a plan Thursday to achieve “net zero” carbon footprint status for its $12.5 billion endowment...
Former Google CEO gives $150M for research in biology, AI
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy, have given $150 million to a research institute to establish a “new era of biology”...
EXPLAINER: Varying views on how to keep accurate voter rolls
ATLANTA — A key element of voting restrictions pushed by Republican state lawmakers this year focuses on cleaning voter rolls to ensure only those...
UN, Ethiopia rights agency to conduct joint Tigray probe
KAMPALA, Uganda — The United Nations and an Ethiopian rights agency said on Thursday they had agreed to carry out a joint investigation into...
