Tag: Social issues
Arizona city becomes latest to pass hair discrimination ban
TUCSON, Ariz. — It is now illegal in Tucson, Arizona, to enforce dress code or grooming policies that discriminate against hair texture and hairstyles...
Shea: Racism a ‘stain on law enforcement’s history’
NEW YORK — New York Police Department Commissioner Dermot Shea on Tuesday acknowledged the NYPD's “historical role at times in the mistreatment of communities...
Iraq’s struggling Christians hope for boost from pope visit
Nasser Banyameen speaks about his hometown of Qaraqosh in the historical heartland of Iraqi Christianity with nostalgia. Before Islamic State group fighters swept through...
Deaf Costco worker with mumbling manager won’t get award
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A deaf former employee of a South Florida Costco store won't be collecting $775,000 a federal jury awarded her in...
Greece mulls legal reforms amid high-profile sex abuse case
ATHENS, Greece — The former director of Greece’s National Theatre appeared Wednesday before a public prosecutor to respond to child abuse allegations in a...
Deaf Costco worker with mumbling manager won’t get award
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A deaf former employee of a South Florida Costco store won't be collecting $775,000 a federal jury awarded her in...
Germany: 1st verdict expected in Syria torture trial
BERLIN — Human rights campaigners and torture survivors are closely watching a verdict expected from a German court Wednesday in the trial of a...
Lawyer: Egypt releases activist after 30 months of detention
CAIRO — Egyptian authorities Tuesday released a university professor and activist after he spent more than a year in pre-trail detention, his lawyer said.
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Critics: GOP measures target Black voter turnout in Georgia
ATLANTA — Fueled by Black turnout, Democrats scored stunning wins in Georgia in the presidential and U.S. Senate races. Now, Republicans are trying to...
Lawyer: Egypt releases activist after 30 months of detention
CAIRO — Egyptian authorities Tuesday released a university professor and activist after he spent more than a year in pre-trail detention, his lawyer said.
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