Tag: Government and politics
Things to Know: $1.9T package heads toward House approval
<p>Here’s what’s happening Friday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:</p>
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Rights monitor says 3 dead as protests rage in southern Iraq
BAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces fired live ammunition into a crowd of anti-government protesters on Friday in southern Iraq, killing three people, a human...
Kansas Supreme Court suspends foul-mouthed judge from bench
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. — A foul-mouthed Kansas judge accused of bigotry who cursed at courthouse employees so often that a trial clerk kept a...
Feds: Bannon’s pardon blocks prosecution, but not indictment
<p>NEW YORK — The indictment lodging fraud charges against ex-President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon should not be dismissed despite his pardon,...
California to spend $28M to help arriving asylum-seekers
<p>SAN DIEGO — California is freeing up as much as $28 million to help immigrants arriving from Mexico and being released in the U.S....
WFP: Security protocols, leaks a focus of Congo probe
ROME — A U.N. investigation into the attack on a humanitarian convoy in Congo that killed the Italian ambassador, his bodyguard and driver will...
Chief: No discipline for officer who shot protestor in face
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida police officer who shot a woman in the face with a rubber bullet during a demonstration against police...
Armenia’s political tensions still high after PM’s coup talk
YEREVAN, Armenia — Political tensions in Armenia remained high Friday, a day after the prime minister accused top military officers who demanded his resignation...
As Somalia’s COVID-19 cases surge, a variant is suspected
<p>MOGADISHU, Somalia — A resurgence of COVID-19 cases is hitting Somalia hard, straining one of the world’s most fragile health systems, while officials await...
Feds: Bannon’s pardon blocks prosecution, but not indictment
NEW YORK — The indictment lodging fraud charges against ex-President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon should not be dismissed despite his pardon,...