Tag: Political issues
Bloody Sunday memorial to honor late civil rights giants
SELMA, Ala. — This year's commemoration of a pivotal moment in the fight for voting rights for African Americans will honor four giants of...
EU prepares measures against Myanmar coup leaders
BRUSSELS — European Union foreign ministers on Monday tasked the bloc’s top diplomat and its executive wing with drawing up a series of measures...
North Macedonia seeks missing ex-secret police chief
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — North Macedonia issued an international warrant late Monday for the country's former secret police chief who disappeared before an expected...
Maryland police reform would repeal officer job protections
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Every Wednesday, for 395 weeks, Tawanda Jones has held a vigil to protest the death of her brother, Tyrone West, who...
South Bend revises use of force policy for its officers
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — South Bend's police officers will be banned from using chokeholds under a newly revised use-of-force policy that officials in the...
Activist charged with felony stemming from Kenosha protests
KENOSHA, Wis. — An activist who participated in protests following the August police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha was charged Friday with a...
GOP’s Thune says Trump allies engaging in ‘cancel culture’
PIERRE, S.D. — U.S. Sen. John Thune on Thursday criticized Republican activists and party leaders for engaging in “cancel culture” by rushing to censure...
Florida man charged with plotting attack on Trump supporters
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida man accused of trying to organize an armed response to supporters of former President Donald Trump for their expected...
GOP’s Thune says Trump allies engaging in ‘cancel culture’
PIERRE, S.D. — U.S. Sen. John Thune is criticizing Republican activists and party leaders for engaging in “cancel culture” by rushing to censure GOP...
South Africa’s president fights own party over corruption
JOHANNESBURG — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's anti-corruption drive is facing stiff resistance from political foes within his own party, including his predecessor, who...