Tag: Local governments
West Virginia trial puts spotlight on sprawling opioid cases
<p>A corner of West Virginia wrenched by opioid addiction is getting the chance to argue in a courtroom that some of the corporate giants...
El Salvador donates vaccine to desperate Honduras towns
<p>SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — El Salvador's president sent 34,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to seven towns in Honduras on Thursday, responding to video...
Official says fire at ICU in Egypt hospital kills 2 patients
<p>CAIRO — A fire broke out in an intensive care unit of an Egyptian hospital Wednesday, leaving at least two patients dead, an official...
Judge overturns conviction in Indiana officer’s 1980 killing
<p>CROWN POINT, Ind. — A judge has overturned a man's conviction in the 1980 fatal shooting of an off-duty Hammond police officer because prosecutors...
Report: Court order issued to Boris Johnson over unpaid debt
<p>LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office said Wednesday it was investigating a report claiming that there is an outstanding court order against...
Official says fire at ICU in Egypt hospital kills 2 patients
CAIRO — A fire broke out in an intensive care unit of an Egyptian hospital Wednesday, leaving at least two patients dead, an official...
Judge awards homeless man $150K in Missouri panhandling case
<p>ST. LOUIS — A federal judge says a Missouri county cannot enforce ordinances that target panhandlers and violate their free-speech rights, and has awarded...
Embattled St. Louis corrections commissioner stepping down
<p>The head of St. Louis' oft-criticized corrections department will resign at the end of the month, the new mayor announced Wednesday.</p>
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Judge overturns conviction in Indiana officer’s 1980 killing
CROWN POINT, Ind. — A judge has overturned a man's conviction in the 1980 fatal shooting of an off-duty Hammond police officer because prosecutors...
Report: Court order issued to Boris Johnson over unpaid debt
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office said Wednesday it was investigating a report claiming that there is an outstanding court order against...