Category Archives: Social
Munich wants rainbow-colored stadium for game with Hungary
MUNICH (AP) — Hungary may play its final group game at the European Championship in a stadium lit up in rainbow colors.
Israel launches official probe into deadly festival stampede
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s government approved Sunday the establishment of an independent state commission of inquiry into a deadly disaster at a Jewish holy site in April that left 45 people dead.
‘Life-changing’: Call for refugee sponsors as study suggests 4M Canadians open to it
Karina Reid watched as the little boy, fascinated by the running tap water, jumped into the bathtub. “This is the best day of my life!” then four-year-old Delphin said. Delphin and his pregnant mother Atosha Ngage had just arrived in Canada earlier
Far right falters as conservatives lead French regional vote
PARIS (AP) — Marine Le Pen’s far-right party stumbled, French President Emmanuel Macron's centrists crashed and incumbent conservatives surged ahead in the first round of regional elections Sunday that were dominated by security issues and a record-low...
Anti-government activist Bundy issues Idaho campaign videos
Anti-government activist Ammon Bundy on Saturday came out with his first videos announcing his campaign to become governor of Idaho. “I’m
Alberta city cancels Canada Day fireworks at site of former residential school
ST. ALBERT, Alta. — A city northwest of Edmonton says it has cancelled its Canada Day fireworks display because it was to be held on the site of a former residential school. The City of St. Albert says in a news
VA moves to offer gender confirmation surgery to vets
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs is moving to offer transgender veterans gender confirmation surgery, Secretary Denis McDonough announced at a Pride Month event in Orlando Saturday.
Activists protest EU migration policies at Croatian border
MALJEVAC, Croatia (AP) — Dozens of human rights advocates briefly blocked Croatia’s border with Bosnia on Saturday to protest the European Union’s migration policies.
Juneteenth, recalling end of slavery, is marked across US
Parades, picnics and lessons in history were offered Saturday to commemorate Juneteenth in the U.S., a day that carried even more significance after Congress and President Joe Biden created a federal holiday to observe the end of slavery.
Warsaw gay pride parade back after backlash, pandemic
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The largest gay pride parade in central Europe took place again in Warsaw on Saturday for the first time in two years after a pandemic-induced break — and amid a backlash in Poland and Hungary against
