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The Central Bank of Uganda is bringing financial services to Ugandans
Inside Uganda's emerging fintech ecosystem, where the central bank is on its side A year after Uganda's central bank, the Central Bank of Uganda, launched a pilot project with an international fintech company that...

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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti says the homeless population is at its lowest point in five years
Editorial: A fact check on Rick Caruso's magical thinking about L.A. homelessness Updated 10:05 p.m. LOS ANGELES — On June 25, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a $2.8 million, one-year plan to address the homelessness...

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro: “We can’t be afraid of a bad election”
Brazil's Bolsonaro, Lula face off in last debate before vote Lula pours on the charm for Brazilian voters in last debate before vote Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Photo courtesy of the office of the...

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The reality of Brazilian politics
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Fast Facts In the last few days Lula's government was accused of being responsible for a coup d'état, that is, stealing an election. It was also accused of giving...

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Michael Schauffler, 22, died after being involved in a crash while snowboarding in Princeton
20-year-old Princeton student's cause of death could take weeks to determine, official says The body of a man who died during a snowboarding accident in Princeton on New Year's Day, officials said on Thursday,...

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The woman was arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest, possession of a weapon and outstanding warrants
High-speed pursuit from San Diego ends in standoff near LAX; person in custody A high-speed pursuit from San Diego that ended with a person fleeing on foot and into the brush on the side...

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The White American Elite Is Not the Most Common White American
Guerrero: Affirmative action cases aren't about ending discrimination. Their goal is white supremacy. The fight over affirmative action and reverse discrimination is a sideshow for what should be a real conversation about the problem...

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The Supreme Court Will Decide Whether the Federal Government Can Protect Wetlands
Supreme Court hears lively debate on protecting wetlands, led in part by Justice Jackson Updated 8:28 am, Friday, February 8, 2018 Cities and counties across the South Carolinian, especially in coastal and riverine areas,...

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A woman with disabilities lost legal custody of her child
Ontario Ministry of Health reverses course on guardianship requirement for disabled woman The Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care has reversed its decision to remove a disability-related requirement from a woman’s application to...

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Ontario’s health minister admits it won’t change pay or benefits for temp agency nurses
‘It’s going to bankrupt health care’: Spending on temp agency nurses up more than 550% since pre-pandemic at one Toronto hospital network The Ontario provincial government says it won’t change pay or benefits for...