Tag: Social affairs
AP: Trooper kicked, dragged Black man who died in custody
A Louisiana State Police trooper has been suspended without pay for kicking and dragging a handcuffed Black man whose in-custody death remains unexplained and...
Islamist party supporters march for unity in Tunisia
Thousands of flag-waving marchers demonstrated Saturday in Tunisia's capital in a show of support for the majority party in parliament.
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Republicans test history in vote against pandemic relief
NEW YORK — With the nation's financial system on the brink of collapse, all but three Republicans voted against the massive stimulus package designed...
Spain: Violence flares back up at protests for jailed rapper
BARCELONA, Spain — After a brief respite, protests have again turned violent in Barcelona as supporters of a Spanish rap artist imprisoned for glorifying...
Mexican president says he’ll propose labor program to Biden
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Saturday he will propose a ‘Bracero’ style immigrant labor program to U.S. President Joe...
Kraken trying to help revive hockey at Alaska Anchorage
SEATTLE — Even before playing their first game as a franchise, the Seattle Kraken are trying to help revive a college hockey program more...
California to spend $28M to help arriving asylum-seekers
SAN DIEGO — California is freeing up as much as $28 million to help immigrants arriving from Mexico and being released in the U.S....
California to spend $28M to help arriving asylum-seekers
SAN DIEGO — California is freeing up as much as $28 million to help immigrants arriving from Mexico and being released in the U.S....
Oregon high court affirms juries can acquit in split votes
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Supreme Court, ruling before the start of a murder case, has upheld that a defendant can be acquitted by...
City where Trayvon Martin died seeks racial injustice reform
SANFORD, Fla. — Commissioners in the city where Black teenager Trayvon Martin was killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer nine years ago Friday have...
