Category Archives: Social
Blunt message, search for answers mark VP’s 1st foreign trip
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris came to Latin America to deliver a message rather than clinch some kind of concrete deal.
US increasingly unlikely to meet Biden’s July 4 vax goal
WASHINGTON (AP) — For months, President Joe Biden has laid out goal after goal for taming the coronavirus pandemic and then exceeded his own benchmarks. Now, though, the U.S. is unlikely to meet his target to have 70% of Americans
In Mexico, influencer helps win husband state governorship
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — The winner of the election triumphed largely thanks to his glamorous but off-message social media influencer wife, and their appearances with music stars. The loser saw her chances fade after video emerged of her in a
LA sheriff sends deputies to assess Venice homeless crisis
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The sheriff of Los Angeles County dispatched deputies Tuesday to Venice Beach to assess the homelessness problem, a day after he called out city officials for failing to adequately address the growing number of people sleeping
‘Symbols of trauma’: B.C. First Nation calls on Ottawa to remove day-school buildings
VERNON, B.C. — The chief and council of a First Nation in British Columbia are calling on the federal government to remove three former day school structures they say are symbols of trauma and pain. In a letter to Prime Minister
Brazil top court to rule on country as Copa America host
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's top court scheduled an emergency session for Thursday to decide whether or not the Copa America will be allowed to kick off three days later.
Well-known Kentucky prosecutor faces wire fraud charges
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky prosecutor who twice ran for statewide office was indicted on wire fraud charges stemming from an alleged scheme that funneled more than $365,000 from a delinquent tax fund into personal accounts, federal prosecutors sa...
Florida’s largest county OKs plan after spike in gun deaths
MIAMI (AP) — Florida's largest county is moving forward after a recent spike in shootings with a nearly $8 million plan to reduce gun violence, seeking to focus on jobs for troubled teens and added funding for law enforcement.
Feds: Pennsylvania man faked Trump family personas in fraud
NEW YORK (AP) — A Pennsylvania man was charged Tuesday with creating fake online identities for ex-President Donald Trump's brother and youngest son to dupe hundreds of people nationwide into donating thousands of dollars to what prosecutors described ...
Business Highlights: Board diversity, job openings
___ Study: Racial diversity stagnated on corporate boards
