Archive for child welfare

Under-fire Olympic composer steps down over past bullying

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Keigo Oyamada, a Japanese composer working on the Tokyo Olympics ... Read more

Business

Child tax credit starts hitting US families’ bank accounts

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The child tax credit had always been an empty gesture ... Read more

Business

Boy Scouts of America reaches $850M agreement with victims

By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America have reached an $850 ... Read more

Sex abuse allegations pile up against Israeli rescue chief

By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — For decades, Yehuda Meshi-Zahav was one of Israel’s most ... Read more

Business

Rescue aid package may reduce inequality, but for how long?

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have celebrated President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 ... Read more

Memo banning Afghan girls singing prompts #IAmMySong protest

By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A memo from Afghanistan’s education ministry banning girls 12 ... Read more

Crime

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ——— March 10 The ... Read more

Business

2 Americans wanted in Ghosn’s escape in Japanese custody

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — An American father and son wanted by Japan for ... Read more

Editorials

La. family services trying to expand foster care

The American Press Louisiana’s youth who are in foster care usually end up in a difficult spot once ... Read more

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