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Month: August 2023

Books banned in other states fuel Vermont lieutenant governor’s reading tour

By LISA RATHKE Associated Press WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) — As some states ban or restrict certain books in schools and libraries, Vermont’s lieutenant governor is on a statewide banned book reading tour, highlighting what he calls the importance of representation, free speech, open dialogue and exchange of ideas. According to the American Library Association, attempted

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UN envoy says ICC should prosecute Taliban for crimes against humanity for denying girls education

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The International Criminal Court should prosecute Taliban leaders for a crime against humanity for denying education and employment to Afghan girls and women, the U.N. special envoy for global education said. Gordon Brown told a virtual U.N. press conference on the second anniversary of the

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La Fiscalía de Jalisco presenta nuevas evidencias en el caso de los 5 jóvenes desaparecidos en Lagos de Moreno

Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía de Jalisco localizó los vehículos de dos de los cinco jóvenes reportados como desaparecidos el sábado en Lagos de Moreno, una zona que colinda con el estado de Guanajuato, afirmó el fiscal general del estado, Luis Joaquín Méndez Ruiz. En un mensaje difundido por la Fiscalía, Méndez Ruiz,

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