Tag: Government and politics
Top US regulators pledge to seek reforms for money markets
WASHINGTON — Top regulators pledged Friday to push reforms in a key corner of U.S. financial markets that the Federal Reserve and Treasury had...
EXPLAINER: What will change under Israel’s new government?
JERUSALEM — If all goes according to plan, Israel will swear in a new government on Sunday, ending Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's record 12-year...
Lisbon mayor criticized for sharing Russian dissidents’ data
MADRID — Lisbon's mayor has come under fire after admitting that municipal employees shared with Russian officials personal details of at least three Lisbon-based...
US will revisit Trump-era decision for Alaska rainforest
JUNEAU, Alaska — The federal government announced plans Friday to “repeal or replace” a decision by the Trump administration last fall to lift restrictions...
For Cornwall, G7 summit brings mix of disruption and hope
Falmouth, ENGLAND — Towering steel fences, masses of police, protests on the beach: The Cornish seaside’s turquoise waters and white sandy beaches are looking...
US closes Trump-era office for victims of immigrant crime
SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration said Friday that it has dismantled a Trump-era government agency to help victims of crimes committed by immigrants,...
NC Supreme Court upholds murder charge in child abuse case
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina's Supreme Court on Friday upheld a lower court's decision finding a man guilty of first-degree murder by starvation and...
Small Minneapolis event eyes Klobuchar to help stop Line 3
MINNEAPOLIS — About 100 people gathered at a Minneapolis park Thursday before marching to Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s office to promote shutting down reconstruction...
Swiss detail extra security measures for Biden-Putin summit
GENEVA — Swiss authorities will temporarily restrict airspace over the city of Geneva and deploy up to 1,000 troops to the area to help...
Ex-Missouri detective found guilty in excessive force case
ST. LOUIS — A federal jury has found a former suburban St. Louis police detective with a string of past misconduct allegations guilty in...