Tag: Social issues
Biden declines to call for Cuomo to resign, awaits probe
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Sunday passed up an opportunity to join other Democrats calling for the resignation of New York Gov. Andrew...
Ex-Mali coup leader won’t stand trial for 2012 killings
BAMAKO, Mali — The man who overthrew Mali’s president in 2012, former Gen. Amadou Haya Sanogo, will no longer stand trial on charges he...
EXPLAINER: What is the impact of racially diverse juries?
CHICAGO — Questions around race have been central to the murder case against the former Minneapolis police officer who leaned on George Floyd's neck...
Pritzker Architecture Prize awarded to Paris-based duo
The Pritzker Architecture Prize, the field's highest honor, has been awarded to the Paris-based duo of Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal for “prioritizing the...
UN: Yemen conflict escalates as country speeds toward famine
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations warned Tuesday that an offensive by Houthi rebels in Yemen has escalated the nearly six-year conflict in the...
EXPLAINER: What drives possible boycott of Beijing Olympics
Some kind of boycott is almost sure to affect next year’s Beijing Winter Olympics.
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Russia opposition leader Navalny describes prison conditions
MOSCOW — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny described tight controls at his prison in a letter posted Monday, saying they include hourly checks during...
Diverse jury so far for ex-cop’s trial in Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS — The jurors seated so far in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's death are a diverse...
I like Ike, but Mike’s OK; ranked-choice voting gets a look
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — An electoral reform that has taken root in the iconoclastic states of Maine and Alaska could be gaining traction nationwide.
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EXPLAINER: What’s behind some Chauvin jury questions?
Potential jurors in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer accused in George Floyd's death have been asked many predictable questions. Attorneys from...
