Tag: Government and politics
Brazil’s Bolsonaro visits Amazon jungle state hit by floods
<p>RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday visited the state of Acre, in the Amazon rainforest, where several cities have been...
Germany prepares way for its troops to stay in Afghanistan
BERLIN — The German government is preparing the way for the country's troops in Afghanistan — the second-biggest contingent in a NATO force —...
DEA: Opioids in Yavapai County are top Arizona drug threat
<p>PHOENIX — The federal Drug Enforcement Administration has designated the opioid epidemic in Yavapai County as the greatest drug threat to public health and...
Deaf Costco worker with mumbling manager won’t get award
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A deaf former employee of a South Florida Costco store won't be collecting $775,000 a federal jury awarded her in...
Ex-congressman ordered to pay $456k for election violations
<p>MIAMI — A federal judge ordered a former Florida Republican congressman on Tuesday to pay $456,000 for secretly funneling thousands of dollars to a...
Arizona city becomes latest to pass hair discrimination ban
<p>TUCSON, Ariz. — It is now illegal in Tucson, Arizona, to enforce dress code or grooming policies that discriminate against hair texture and hairstyles...
Incomplete polar bear survey halts Alaska oil search bid
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska Native corporation that was hoping to receive a federal permit to look for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife...
Brazil’s Petrobras calls meeting to elect Bolsonaro ally
<p>RIO DE JANEIRO — Board members of Brazilian oil giant Petrobras on Tuesday paved the way for approval of a retired general with no...
6-year-old dies of injuries in Greek migrant camp fire
ATHENS, Greece — A 6-year-old boy from Iran died of burns suffered during an overnight fire at a migrant camp northwest of Athens, Greek...
Federal judge says California can enforce net neutrality law
<p>SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that California can for the first time enforce its tough net neutrality law, clearing the...