Tag: Government and politics
Arizona city becomes latest to pass hair discrimination ban
TUCSON, Ariz. — It is now illegal in Tucson, Arizona, to enforce dress code or grooming policies that discriminate against hair texture and hairstyles...
Hawaii affordable housing guidelines could include $1M homes
<p>HONOLULU — Affordable housing guidelines set by a Hawaii state agency could rate two-bedroom homes costing $1 million as affordable for some households eligible...
Lawyer: Egypt releases activist after 30 months of detention
CAIRO — Egyptian authorities Tuesday released a university professor and activist after he spent more than a year in pre-trail detention, his lawyer said.
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Verdict vacated; bond request next for ex-NFL star’s killer
NEW ORLEANS — A lawyer for the man who fatally shot former NFL star Will Smith in 2016 said Tuesday that he'll seek the...
Hawaii 1st to receive new warships that pull onto beaches
<p>HONOLULU — A new class of U.S. Navy vessel is expected to be deployed for the first time in Hawaii as part of a...
Former foreign minister declared preliminary winner in Niger
NIAMEY, Niger — Niger’s electoral commission said Tuesday that former foreign affairs minister Mohamed Bazoum has been elected president of the West African nation,...
UK to push at G-7 for global standard on ‘vaccine passports’
<p>LONDON — Britain plans to use its presidency of the Group of Seven economic powers to push for an internationally recognized system of vaccine...
California governor says deal to reopen schools is close
<p>SAN FRANCISCO — As the vast majority of California students approach one year of distance learning, Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed Tuesday that classrooms will...
US reopens Texas surge facility to hold immigrant teenagers
HOUSTON — President Joe Biden's administration has reopened a tent facility to house up to 700 immigrant teenagers after they cross the U.S.-Mexico border...
Israeli court delays Netanyahu corruption trial until April
JERUSALEM — The Jerusalem court overseeing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial has delayed the opening of the dramatic evidentiary stage until after March...