Tag: Government and politics
Nevada OKs bill in try for 1st presidential nominating state
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada lawmakers passed a bill on Sunday that aims to make the state the first to weigh in on the...
Biden commemorates fallen veterans at Arlington Cemetery
ARLINGTON, Va. — President Joe Biden honored America’s war dead at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day by laying a wreath at the hallowed...
Black women’s next targets: Governorships and Senate seats
ATLANTA — Jennifer McClellan remembers her parents' recounting life as Black Virginians enduring segregation and the trauma and triumph of the civil rights movement....
Russia’s Navalny asks court to end prison security checks
MOSCOW — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny asked a court Monday to halt the hourly nighttime checks he has been subjected to in...
California eyes shuttered malls, stores for new housing
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California state lawmakers are grappling with a particularly 21st-century problem: What to do with the growing number of shopping malls and...
Netanyahu’s opponents hash out unity deal as deadline looms
JERUSALEM — A constellation of Israeli political parties seeking to unseat longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened Monday to hash out power-sharing agreements two...
Egypt, Sudan conclude war games amid Ethiopia’s dam dispute
CAIRO — Egypt and Sudan on Monday concluded joint war games that involved ground, air and naval units. The six-day drill meant to showcase...
Kentucky men returned for burial 80 years after Pearl Harbor
CENTERTOWN, Ky. — The remains of two Kentucky men who died 80 years ago during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor were returned to...
Israeli official rolls back army chief comments on AP Gaza
JERUSALEM — Israel’s defense minister on Monday distanced himself from comments made by his military chief after Israel bombed a Gaza Strip high-rise housing...
La Scala announces 2021-21 season, with hope of fewer limits
MILAN — Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala on Monday announced a 2021-22 season of 13 operas, seven ballets and numerous concerts as Italy’s most...