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Peter Granitz

The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, which sets prison terms of up to 30 years, has been more than a century in the making.
The General Assembly is expected to overwhelmingly support a nonbinding resolution that demands Russia immediately remove its forces from Ukraine.
Russia’s central bank sharply raised a benchmark interest rate to combat steep losses in the ruble’s value as sanctions crimp Russian economic activity.
A full-scale invasion is not a certainty. But if it happens, experts say the effects of sanctions, energy market disruptions and cyberwarfare could reach everyday Americans.
Pfizer and BioNTech are expected to file for emergency use authorization with the Food and Drug Administration as early as Tuesday.
South African freedom fighter Ahmed “Kathy” Kathrada spent decades in jail with Nelson Mandela. His best friend later in life was one of his prison guards.
Euthanasia is illegal in South Africa, but the Nobel Peace Prize laureate has spoken out recently in support of the option to choose. He has long lived with prostate cancer.
Euthanasia is illegal in South Africa. But Tutu has spoken out recently in support for a person’s right to an assisted death. Tutu has has long suffered from prostate cancer.