Tag: Welfare of the disabled
Belarus shuts more civil society groups in wide crackdown
KYIV, Ukraine — Belarusian authorities on Friday announced the closure of 15 nongovernmental organizations, part of a sweeping crackdown on civil society activists and...
Belarus shuts more civil society groups in wide crackdown
KYIV, Ukraine — Belarusian authorities on Friday announced the closure of 15 nongovernmental organizations, part of a sweeping crackdown on independent media and civil...
Under-fire Olympic composer steps down over past bullying
TOKYO — Keigo Oyamada, a Japanese composer working on the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony, resigned on Monday after coming under fire for bullying a...
Stores enlist shoppers to stop bad behavior against workers
NEW YORK — A dozen retailers including Gap and H&M are collaborating on a campaign this fall to enlist customers to combat bad behavior...
Judge rejects bid to toss DNA in incapacitated woman’s rape
PHOENIX — A former nurse charged with sexually assaulting an incapacitated woman who later gave birth at a Phoenix long-term care facility has lost...
German government makes hate-motivated insults a crime
BERLIN — The German government passed a new law on Wednesday making hate-motivated insults a criminal offence that can be punished with a monetary...
Wisconsin GOP leader cites bogus COVID info to nix request
MADISON, Wis. — The Republican speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly last month rejected an immunocompromised Democratic lawmaker's request to be allowed to work virtually...
Lawsuit: Paraplegic inmate denied shower for five months
ST. LOUIS — A paraplegic inmate at a St. Louis jail hasn't been able to shower for more than five months because the facility...
Deaf Costco worker with mumbling manager won’t get award
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A deaf former employee of a South Florida Costco store won't be collecting $775,000 a federal jury awarded her in...