Category Archives: Social
Towson University removes slave owners’ names from buildings
TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Towson University has decided to remove the names of slave owners from two dormitories following a vote by the University System of Maryland board of regents allowing the school to rename them.
Priests cannot be charged for old abuse despite new Iowa law
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Roman Catholic priests who victimized Iowa children decades ago cannot be prosecuted despite a new law eliminating the statute of limitations for child sex abuse, the state attorney general says.
Texas’ Abbott leads GOP push for Trump-style border measures
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Promises to build a wall. Descriptions of American homes “invaded” by immigrants and a trail of “carnage." Plans to arrest border crossers and haul them to jail.
Defence minister has lost all credibility on military sex misconduct: experts
OTTAWA — Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has lost all credibility in the fight against military sexual misconduct, some experts say following revelations one of his military assistants was ordered suspended from the Vancouver police three years ago for ...
Amherst creates fund to pay reparations to Black residents
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts town has created a fund to pay reparations to Black residents as communities and institutions across the country look to atone for slavery, discrimination and past wrongs amid the nation's ongoing racial reckoning....
Bennett apologizes after Wilson-Raybould calls out her ‘Pension?’ message as racist
OTTAWA — Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett has apologized after she was called out for a one-word text message to Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould, a former cabinet colleague. Bennett messaged the word "Pension?" in response to a W...
Bennett apologizes after Wilson-Raybould calls out her ‘Pension?’ message as racist
OTTAWA — Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett has apologized after she was called out for a one-word text message to Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould. Bennett messaged the word "Pension?" in response to Wilson-Raybould's tweet seeking...
New York court suspends Rudy Giuliani’s law license
NEW YORK (AP) — An appeals court suspended Rudy Giuliani from practicing law in New York on Thursday because he made false statements while trying to get courts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the presidential race.
Luxembourg’s leader fears for minors over Hungary LGBT law
BRUSSELS (AP) — Xavier Bettel is a jaunty, sharply-dressed man with a keen sense of humor who leads one of Europe's smallest but richest countries. But on Thursday, Luxembourg’s first openly gay prime minister looked deflated and disappointed.
Vatican moves to tamp down spat with Italy over LGBT rights
MILAN (AP) — The Vatican’s Secretary of State attempted to tamp down controversy Thursday over a Vatican diplomatic communication to
