Tag: Government and politics
Norman Knight: Giving blood: A testimonial
Over time I have learned a rule of the Universe: one sure way to be happy and live successfully in this world is to...
UK inflation rises to highest level in nearly 3 years
LONDON — Official figures show inflation in the U.K. rising to its highest level in nearly three years because of increases in the prices...
Belarus targets rights activists, journalists with raids
KYIV, Ukraine — Authorities in Belarus on Wednesday raided offices and homes of dozens of human rights activists and journalists in a crackdown that...
German president joins campaign to reinvigorate vaccinations
BERLIN — Germany’s president appealed Wednesday to hesitant compatriots to get vaccinated against COVID-19, adding to efforts by top politicians to reinvigorate the country's...
Top Poland court rejects EU court injunctions as invalid
WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s constitutional court has ruled that temporary injunctions issued by the European Union’s top court regarding Poland’s judiciary conflict with the...
UK plans to end prosecutions for N Ireland ‘Troubles’ crimes
LONDON — The U.K. government announced Wednesday that it plans to introduce a statute of limitations for alleged crimes committed during decades of violence...
1st elected Alabama Black Republican: GOP ‘open to everyone’
PELHAM, Ala. — The first Black Republican elected to the Alabama Legislature since Reconstruction said Wednesday that his election to represent a heavily white...
Swimming app operators say Wisconsin regulators are all wet
MADISON, Wis. — The operators of a startup that allows private homeowners to rent their swimming pools by the hour said Wednesday that Wisconsin...
Facebook asks for recusal of FTC head in antitrust probes
WASHINGTON — Facebook is asking that the new head of the Federal Trade Commission step away from antitrust investigations into the social network giant,...
Alabama elects first Black Republican to House in 140 years
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Retired Army Sgt. Kenneth Paschal on Tuesday was elected to fill a legislative seat in suburban Shelby County, becoming the only...