Category Archives: Social
Chicago cops hope money talks in new gun trafficking effort
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Police Department on Monday announced a new team of officers, prosecutors and federal agents that will target gun trafficking, an effort that depends heavily on people coming forward with information in exchange for money.
Colombia announces police reforms aimed at stemming abuses
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Ivan Duque on Monday announced reforms to the nation’s police forces that are meant to improve accountability and decrease human rights abuses, following weeks of protests in which officers were accused of ki...
Red Cross staff to join migrant rescue boat in Mediterranean
ROME (AP) — A France-based migrant rescue organization soon will be getting medical and other assistance aboard its charity ship in the Mediterranean.
California launches largest free school lunch program in US
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When classrooms in California reopen for the fall term, all 6.2 million public school students will have the option to eat school meals for free, regardless of their family’s income.
Belarus arrests 3 journalists in continuing media crackdown
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities in Belarus raided offices of an independent newspaper and detained three of its journalists Monday as part of a relentless crackdown on media outlets and civil society activists.
Indigenous leaders say Manitoba government must change its ways or resign
WINNIPEG — Several Indigenous leaders are calling on Manitoba's Progressive Conservative government to either overhaul its approach to First Nations issues or resign. Grand Chief Garrison Settee of Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak, which represents 26 n...
Turkish operation on Iran border halts over 1,450 migrants
ISTANBUL (AP) — Security forces in eastern Turkey have conducted a major operation against people traffickers bringing migrants across the Iranian border, the provincial governor’s office said Monday.
Lawmakers approve rules for medical pot in public schools
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Department of Education succeeded Monday in its second attempt to get legislators to approve rules for allowing medical marijuana in public schools.
UN rights chief alarmed by reported use of powerful spyware
BERLIN (AP) — The United Nations' human rights chief voiced alarm Monday over the reported use of military-grade malware from Israel-based NSO Group to spy on journalists, human rights activists and political dissidents.
US peace envoy visits Islamabad as Pakistan-Afghan ties sour
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Washington's point man in talks aimed at ending decades of war in Afghanistan made a brief visit Monday to Pakistan as relations between Islamabad and Kabul reached a new low.
