Washington, November 29 (RHC)-- The American Psychological Association is launching a review to determine whether it colluded with torture carried out by the U.S. government. ... More


Washington, November 29 (RHC)-- A new report reveals the U.S. Justice Department is sweeping up data from vast swaths of the population by flying planes equipped with devices that mimic cellphone towers.... More


New York, November 29 (RHC)-- A recent study shows a record 2.5 million children, nearly one child in every 30, were homeless across the United States in 2013. The report issued by the National Center on Family Homelessness showed an eight percent increase in homeless children compared to 2012.... More


New York, November 29 (RHC)-- A study released in the U.S. by the National Women’s Law Center and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund says more attention needs to be paid to specific bias against Black females. ... More


Tel Aviv, November 29 (RHC)-- Over 100 former high-ranking Israeli military and security officials and spy chiefs have urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to pursue peace with the Palestinians.... More


Washington, November 29 (RHC)-- The FBI has announced that gun sales increased in the United States during one of the busiest shopping days of the year, Black Friday. FBI spokesman Stephen Fischer said the federal background check system is expected to set a record of over 144,000 background checks on Friday. He added that 600 FBI and contract call center employees would complete the reviews in three business days.... More


The US-Cuba Artist Exchange project is coordinating several actions in the area of culture, including different art forms... More


Havana, November 28 (RHC) The Pedro Kourí Institute of Tropical Medicine in Havana confirms that it will train more than a dozen doctors and specialists from across the country in a course on techniques, behaviors and procedures to address and treat the Ebola virus.... More


Kabul, November 28 (RHC)-- At least 10 people have been killed after unmanned aerial vehicles operated by the U.S. military carried out two separate assassination strikes across violence-plagued Afghanistan, according to reports from Kabul. ... More


Quito, November 27 (NNN-RHC)-- Ecuador's successful efforts to decrease poverty and narrow the income gap since 2006 has won recognition by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).... More


San Jose, November 26 (PL-RHC)-- Five women are victims of rape or attempted rape every day in Costa Rica, the Judicial Planning Office's Statistics Department reported from San Jose.... More


St. Louis, November 28 (RHC)-- U.S. police have launched another crackdown on protests triggered by a grand jury's failure to indict a white police officer in the killing of black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, arresting scores of demonstrators. ... More


Cleveland, November 28 (RHC)-- Meanwhile, the family of a 12-year-old Black boy shot and killed by a white police officer in the U.S. state of Ohio says surveillance video of the incident shows that if the officer had not acted so rapidly, their son would still be alive. ... More


New York, November 28 (RHC)-- A large number of Americans mourned on Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday in Plymouth, Massachusetts, to remember the Native Americans who were massacred after white settlers from Europe arrived there in the 17th century. ... More


New York, November 28 (RHC)-- Protests spurred by the grand jury’s decision not to indict Wilson are set to continue with a national day of action taking place for Black Friday, the biggest consumer holiday of the year. Activists have organized a national boycott of retail venues and protests against police brutality. ... More


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