Tag: Government and politics
Vatican probes alleged abuse negligence by Polish cardinal
WARSAW, Poland — The Vatican’s embassy in Poland said Saturday that a Holy See envoy spent 10 days in the country checking reports of...
Aquino, Philippine ex-leader who challenged China, is buried
MANILA, Philippines — Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino III was buried in austere state rites during the pandemic Saturday with many remembering him for...
Air Force cadet 1 of 2 killed in small plane crash in Texas
CLEBURNE, Texas — An U.S. Air Force Academy cadet was one of two people killed in the crash of a small plane south of...
Up to 900,000 in Ethiopia’s Tigray face famine, US says
NAIROBI, Kenya — The United States estimates that up to 900,000 people in Ethiopia’s Tigray region now face famine conditions amid a deadly conflict,...
Floyd case expert OKed to testify in Nashville officer trial
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A judge has ruled that prosecutors in the first-degree murder trial of a Nashville police officer next month can call a...
Key GOP senators balk at terms of Biden infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's bipartisan infrastructure deal has been thrown in doubt as Republican senators said they felt “blindsided” by his insistence that...
Some donors sticking with Cuomo after harassment allegations
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo's political star was dimmed by allegations he sexually harassed women and misled the public about COVID-19 deaths in...
UK health minister resigns after breaching coronavirus rules
LONDON — U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock resigned Saturday, a day after apologizing for breaching social distancing rules with an aide with whom he...
$12M OK’d for design work on rebuild of NW Indiana prison
INDIANAPOLIS — The State Budget Committee has approved spending $12 million for engineering and design work on a planned $400 million rebuild of a...
Sen. Portman still champions bipartisanship, against tide
CINCINNATI — For a moment this past week, it was like the old days in Washington. President Joe Biden, a Democrat, smiled as he...