Category Archives: Social
Country reckons with horrific legacy of residential schools on Canada Day
OTTAWA — Canadians traded in the traditional red-and-white garb for Canada Day, donning orange, building memorials and taking part in events as part of a national reckoning with the horrific legacy of residential schools on Indigenous Peoples. Many of ...
Pope: Lebanon must remain a ‘land of tolerance, pluralism’
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis insisted Thursday that Lebanon must remain a “land of tolerance and pluralism” as he welcomed the country’s Christian patriarchs to the Vatican to pray for an end to the economic and political crisis that has
Colony of shy Albanian pelicans flourishes during pandemic
DIVJAKA, Albania (AP) — The pandemic has brought one good thing to western Albania's Divjaka-Karavasta Lagoon — badly needed peace and quiet for endangered mating pelicans, and resulting population growth.
Trump Organization, CFO indicted on tax fraud charges
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s company and its longtime finance chief were charged Thursday in what prosecutors called a “sweeping and audacious” tax fraud scheme in which the executive collected more than $1.7 million in off-the-books compensation, in...
Los Angeles passes measure limiting homeless encampments
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles City Council passed a sweeping anti-camping measure Thursday to remove widespread homeless encampments that have become an eyesore across the city.
Hundreds believed dead in heat wave despite efforts to help
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Many of the dead were found alone, in homes without air conditioning or fans. Some were elderly — one as old as 97. The body of an immigrant farm laborer was found in an Oregon nursery.
GOP donor pays $1M to deploy South Dakota national guard
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Willis Johnson said he just wanted to help. So, earlier this month the billionaire Republican donor,
Mexico condemns killings of 2 indigenous activists
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s National Institute of Indigenous Peoples on Wednesday condemned this week’s killings of two activists from the Triqui community.
Hong Kong bans handover protest as official defends law
HONG KONG (AP) — Marking the anniversary of Hong Kong's return to Chinese control, a top city official defended the national security law imposed by Beijing to crush pro-democracy rallies and said Thursday it would be used further in the
Prosecutor: Honolulu police killing of Black man justified
HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu police officers' use of deadly force was justified and no charges will be filed against them in a shooting that killed a Black man because an investigation found that he entered a home uninvited and physically
