Tag: Government policy
Former Turkish prime minister Yildirim Akbulut dies aged 85
<p>ANKARA, Turkey — Yildirim Akbulut, who served as Turkey's prime minister during the First Gulf War and also oversaw an influx of ethnic Turkish...
Conservatives propose revised sex ed rules in LGBTQ pushback
<p>PHOENIX — Two years after Arizona lawmakers repealed a ban on any HIV/AIDS instruction that “promotes a homosexual lifestyle" as they faced a lawsuit,...
Washington state governor OKs bill banning for-profit jails
<p>OLYMPIA, Wash. — One of the country’s largest for-profit, privately run immigration jails would be shut down by 2025 under a bill signed Wednesday...
Trump-era growth of settlement growth has only begun
EFRAT, West Bank — An aggressive Israeli settlement spree of over 9,000 homes during the Trump era pushed deeper into the occupied West Bank...
European lawmakers, executives urge US to halve emissions
<p>BERLIN — Dozens of European lawmakers, business executives and union leaders on Tuesday urged the United States to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by...
European lawmakers, executives urge US to halve emissions
BERLIN — Dozens of European lawmakers, business executives and union leaders on Tuesday urged the United States to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by...
Biden nominee Wormuth would be first woman to lead Army
<p>BERLIN — President Joe Biden plans to nominate Christine Wormuth, a former senior Pentagon official, to be the first woman to lead the Army,...
California re-opens enrollment for health insurance coverage
<p>SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California on Monday re-opened enrollment for its state health insurance exchange, hoping more people will buy coverage now that the federal...
US nominates NY lawyer to monitor United Auto Workers union
<p>DETROIT — The U.S. attorney's office in Detroit is recommending that a federal judge name New York lawyer Neil Barofsky to monitor the United...
Air Canada, Canadian government agree on pandemic bailout
<p>TORONTO — Air Canada says it has agreed with the Canadian government on financing that will allow the airline to access as much as...