Tag: Social issues
Oscar nominations Monday could belong to ‘Mank’ and Netflix
NEW YORK — Nominations to the 93rd Academy Awards on Monday will look — in more ways than one — unlike they ever have...
Nebraska declares pro-meat day on Colorado meatless day
OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts railed Monday against a proclamation by the governor of neighboring Colorado that encourages people to avoid meat...
Sex abuse allegations pile up against Israeli rescue chief
JERUSALEM — For decades, Yehuda Meshi-Zahav was one of Israel's most recognizable faces, widely respected for founding an ultra-Orthodox rescue service that cared for...
Lawsuit filed in Black man’s death from fight with police
NEW ORLEANS — Family members of a Black man who died after an altercation with police filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against a northwest...
Mexico catches migrants using false UN documents
MEXICO CITY — Authorities in Mexico said Tuesday that 20 migrants were caught at a highway checkpoint using falsified paperwork with letterheads from the...
Former TV presenter puts race on Dutch political agenda
AMSTERDAM — Sylvana Simons is campaigning for the Dutch general election on a platform of what she calls radical equality.
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro moves to arm base, alarming gun experts
SAO PAULO — Katia Sastre was walking her 7-year-old to class in Suzano, a violent city near Sao Paulo, when she saw a young...
Hartford guard leads fight off the court against violence
Traci Carter vowed to help make a difference for at-risk youth when he lost his brother to gun violence less than a year ago....
Appeals court upholds conviction in Black partygoer’s death
RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina appeals court upheld the murder conviction Tuesday of a white man who fired a shotgun at an unarmed...
Former Evansville housing exec gets probation for theft
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A former top executive at a southwestern Indiana nonprofit that provides housing for veterans and homeless families was sentenced to two...
