Tag: Government and politics
Polls: US image abroad has rebounded since Biden took office
The United States' image around the world has improved sharply since President Joe Biden took office, according to new surveys conducted in 16 countries,...
Cyprus elects its first-ever female parliament speaker
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Lawmakers in Cyprus on Thursday elected a woman to the country's second most powerful political post for the first time since...
Senators eye $579B in new infrastructure spending, $1T plan
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators is eyeing an infrastructure deal with $579 billion in new spending as part of a $1...
Iowa governor questions migrant flights into Des Moines
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds complained in a letter sent Thursday that the federal government didn't notify her before flying migrant...
UN official: Key committee says 350,000 in famine in Tigray
UNITED NATIONS — A high-level U.N.-led committee that focuses on rapid responses to humanitarian crises estimates that some 350,000 people in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray...
Huma Abedin, longtime Hillary Clinton aide, has book deal
NEW YORK —
Huma Abedin, the close aide to Hillary...
Wray: FBI frowns on ransomware payments despite recent trend
WASHINGTON — The FBI's director told lawmakers Thursday that the bureau discourages ransomware payments to hacking groups even as major companies in the past...
Chauvin juror: Bodycam footage, expert led to conviction
MINNEAPOLIS — One of the jurors who convicted Derek Chauvin of murder in George Floyd ’s death says expert testimony about asphyxiation and the...
Biden, Johnson to stress close ties, manage differences
PLYMOUTH, England — Their nations may have a famed “special relationship,” but President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will meet for...
Culture of Corruption: ex-UAW leader gets 28-month sentence
DETROIT — Former United Auto Workers president Gary Jones was sentenced to 28 months in prison for scheming to embezzle hundreds of thousands of...