Month: May 2022
African leaders gather for summit to address growing humanitarian needs on the continent
African leaders have gathered for a summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to address growing humanitarian needs on the continent, which is also facing increased violent extremism, climate change challenges and a run of military coups. Leaders on Friday called for
Read MoreA human-trafficking case exposed farmworker abuses. The government is promising change
In response to a letter from Sen. Jon Ossoff, Homeland Security said it plans to begin the process to create new rules to increase protections for farmworkers. (Image credit: Gosia Wozniacka/AP)
Read More‘The wrong decision’: Texas shooting press conference reveals more details on police response – NBC News
‘The wrong decision’: Texas shooting press conference reveals more details on police response NBC News Father of Uvalde Shooter Salvador Ramos Is Sorry for School Shooting The Daily Beast She smeared blood on herself and played dead: 11-year-old reveals chilling details of
Read MoreAn AI Company Scraped Billions of Photos For Facial Recognition. Regulators Can’t Stop It
More and more privacy watchdogs around the world are standing up to Clearview AI, a U.S. company that has collected billions of photos from the internet without people’s permission. The company, which uses those photos for its facial recognition software,
Read MoreHow undated ballots could affect Pennsylvania’s GOP Senate race and voters’ rights
Mail-in ballots that arrived on time but in envelopes missing dates handwritten by voters have been a flashpoint in recent elections in the key swing state, including a close Republican primary race. (Image credit: Matt Slocum/AP)
Read MoreUK PM Johnson faces new call to resign over ‘partygate’
LONDON (Reuters) – A Conservative lawmaker submitted a letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson on Friday and another quit a role as an assistant to Britain’s interior minister, putting new pressure on the prime minister over illegal parties at
Read MoreHarry, Meghan to attend queen’s jubilee service: biographer
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are set to attend a cathedral service early next month as part of celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilee year, their biographer said Friday. Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, stepped down from royal
Read MoreHow Does It End? Fissures Emerge Over What Constitutes Victory in Ukraine
Differing objectives foreshadow a coming debate about what position President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and his Western allies would take if negotiations to end the conflict finally get going.
Read MoreOfficials call it the ‘wrong decision’ to delay confronting the Uvalde school shooter
Col. Steven McCraw of the Texas Department of Public Safety said Friday that the incident commander believed responders were dealing with a barricaded subject rather than an active shooter. (Image credit: Dario Lopez-Mills/AP)
Read MoreNRA opens gun convention in Texas after school massacre – The Associated Press – en Español
NRA opens gun convention in Texas after school massacre The Associated Press – en Español Musicians cancel performances at upcoming NRA convention in wake of Uvalde shooting CNN Key Republicans pull out of NRA forum as political pressure mounts CNN Lt. Gov. Dan
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