Tag: Government and politics
Iowa court: State may block abortion provider sex education
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa's high court said Wednesday that the state may refuse to allow Planned Parenthood to conduct sex education programs funded...
Donald Rumsfeld, a cunning leader undermined by Iraq war
WASHINGTON — Calling Donald H. Rumsfeld energetic was like calling the Pacific wide. When others would rest, he would run. While others sat, he...
EXPLAINER: The NCAA and the impact of NIL compensation
Beginning Thursday, hundreds of thousands of college athletes will be able to earn a form of compensation that has been barred for decades by...
Understaffed Tunisian hospital battles coronavirus spike
KAIROUAN, Tunisia — A man wearing a protective suit quickly yet carefully places a black sheet over a COVID-19 victim laid out in a...
Branson’s Virgin Orbit launches 7 satellites from 747 plane
Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit delivered satellites from three countries into space Tuesday, its second rocket launch from a plane this year.
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US and Iran show no move to put nuclear deal back on track
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations, European Union and many Security Council members urged the United States and Iran on Wednesday to quickly put...
Man with 13-year-old shot by police enters not-guilty plea
CHICAGO — A man who was allegedly with a 13-year-old shortly before the child was shot to death by a Chicago police officer pleaded...
UN says it’s `imperative’ Mali holds elections next February
UNITED NATIONS — The Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Tuesday extending the U.N. peacekeeping mission in crisis-wracked Mali and said it’s “imperative” the...
William, Harry to unveil Diana statue as royal rift simmers
LONDON — They were once so close.
Princes William and Harry...
Warren Buffett says pandemic’s impact still hard to predict
OMAHA, Neb. — Billionaire Warren Buffett says the one constant throughout the coronavirus pandemic has been that it has been difficult to predict how...