Tag: Social issues
Florida governor rebuts vaccine ‘pay-to-play’ report on CBS
ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed back aggressively Tuesday against a “60 Minutes” report that suggested he initially made a deal to...
Group says death toll now 50 from clashes in Sudan’s Darfur
CAIRO — The death toll from tribal violence in Sudan’s Darfur region climbed to at least 50 as sporadic clashes continued on Tuesday, a...
UN warns over 27 million Congolese suffer from acute hunger
UNITED NATIONS — Two U.N. agencies warned Tuesday that over 27 million people in Congo are suffering from acute hunger, a record high representing...
Lewis running to lead the ski federation that fired her
GENEVA — Sarah Lewis is out to make a surprising comeback in sports politics, declaring herself a candidate to become the first female president...
Texas, Louisiana sue US government over deportation holds
DALLAS — Texas and Louisiana sued the federal government Tuesday alleging immigration authorities have declined to take custody of people who have been convicted...
French cyclist Nacer Bouhanni speaks out about racist abuse
BRUSSELS — Nacer Bouhanni's haters don't care that he is a former French cycling champion, or even that he was born and raised in...
Indiana Senate approves ‘abortion reversal’ requirement
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s Republican-dominated Legislature on Tuesday voted to advance a bill that tightens state abortion laws despite objections that it would force doctors...
Baltimore removes statue of slaveowner near its waterfront
BALTIMORE — The city of Baltimore has removed a statue of an Irish-born slave-owning merchant from a square in the neighborhood he founded in...
Union leader blames underfunding for Iowa prison killings
DES MOINES, Iowa — The leader of the union representing Iowa prison workers on Tuesday blamed Republican state political leaders and Iowa Department of...
United seeks to build its own diverse pipeline of pilots
United Airlines says it will train 5,000 this decade, including taking on applicants with no flying experience, and plans for half of them to...