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Month: July 2023

Economics website is filled with racist and sexist speech, some blame the nation’s top universities

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Anonymous comments with racist, sexist and abusive messages that were posted for years on a jobs-related website for economists originated from numerous leading U.S. universities, according to research released Thursday. Some economists have long condemned the website, Economics Job Market Rumors, for its toxic content. The

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International officials, groups warn Bosnian Serbs new libel law is contrary to proclaimed EU path

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Top international representatives in Bosnia have warned that a newly-approved law in the Serb-run entity, which makes libel a criminal offense, stands contrary to the Balkan nation’s proclaimed European Union path. The law was passed in the parliament of Republika Srpska on Thursday, championed by its pro-Russian Bosnian Serb president, who

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Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s troubled upbringing put him at risk for severe mental illness, psychologist says

By Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — A clinical psychologist called by the defense Thursday in the Pittsburgh synagogue gunman’s death penalty trial highlighted the defendant’s troubled childhood, noting the impact of trauma that put him at risk for mental illness. Dr. Katherine Porterfield testified in detail about Robert Bowers’ early years to adulthood, signaling he

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Some critics see Trump’s behavior as un-Christian. His conservative Christian backers see a hero

By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer For eight years, Donald Trump has managed to secure the support of many evangelical and conservative Christians despite behavior that often seemed at odds with teachings espoused by Christ in the Gospels. If some observers initially viewed this as an unsustainable alliance, it’s different now. Certain achievements during Trump’s

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