Giovinco, a seven-year-old gelding, died after falling in the first race of the day. An Animal Aid campaigner called it a 'scandal' that horses still die in races. A ring of steel has been prepared to help protect Saturday's Grand National
NEW YORK >> Whitey Herzog, the gruff and ingenious Hall of Fame manager who guided the St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants and a World Series title in the 1980s and perfected an intricate, nail-biting strategy known as “Whiteyball,” has died. He was 92.
Conservative evangelical leader, pastor's wife and author Beverly LaHaye died April 14 at age 94. The wife of the late pastor and author Tim LaHaye, who co-wrote the bestselling "Left Behind" series, she founded conservative political group Concerned Women for America in 1979 as a response to the feminist movement. CWA, which launched at the local level in San Diego, California, grew to a national organization within two years, aimed at protecting and promoting biblical and constitutional...
Whitey Herzog—a Hall of Fame former manager of the Texas Rangers,
LONDON, (IANS/DPA) – Human rights worldwide are facing their most serious threats in decades, the London-based advocacy group Amnesty International said in its annual report on April 24. The organization highlighted the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine as well as the spread of authoritarian governments […]
Rights chief also warns Britain will be ‘judged harshly by history for its failure to help prevent civilian slaughter in Gaza’The UK has been accused by Amnesty International of “deliberately destabilising” human rights on the global stage for its own political ends.In its annual global report, released today, the organisation said Britain was weakening human rights protections nationally and globally, amid a near-breakdown of international law. Continue reading
Leaving the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is not “necessary” to prevent small boat crossings, Lord David Cameron has said.
Influential documentary filmmaker Lourdes Portillo, who used her art as social activism to illuminate the struggles of the working class, has died. The Mexico native, who made "The Devil Never Sleeps" in 1994, and received an Oscar-nomination for her 1985 film, "The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo," died Saturday morning at her home in San Francisco, according to her friend and fellow filmmaker Soco Aguilar. Portillo, who had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer several months ago, was 80. "She...
Lourdes Portillo, the Mexican-born, Chicana-identified filmmaker who crafted nuanced film and video works that center the emotions and circumstances of diverse Latinx experiences, died on Saturday, April 20 at her home in San Francisco. She died peacefully, surrounded by her three sons and a younger sister, according to a friend. The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures presented […]
He is remembered for fighting for First Amendment rights and insisting on quality journalism.
He is remembered for fighting for First Amendment rights and insisting on quality journalism.
Whitey Herzog, the Baseball Hall of Fame who managed the St. Louis Cardinals to the 1982 World Series title with a style of play known as “Whiteyball,” has died, his family announced via the Cardinals on Tuesday. Herzog was 92. “Whitey spent his last few days surrounded by his family. We have so appreciated all of the prayers and support from friends who knew he was very ill,” the Herzog family said in a statement. “Although it is hard for us to say goodbye, his peaceful passing was a blessing...