Tag: Local governments
Cuomo probe looks at vaccine czar’s calls to county leaders
<p>NEW YORK — Investigators looking into sexual harassment allegations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo interviewed county officials about his “vaccine czar” calling them...
Rio’s deadly police shootout prompts claims of abuse
RIO DE JANEIRO — A bloody, hourslong gunbattle in a Rio de Janeiro slum echoed into Friday, with authorities saying the police mission successfully...
UK’s Conservative Party strike early blow in elections
LONDON — Britain's governing Conservative Party has won a special election in the north of England town of Hartlepool, dealing a big blow to...
Baseball’s Bobby Valentine running for mayor of hometown
STAMFORD, Conn. — Former Major League Baseball player and manager Bobby Valentine is taking a swing at politics, announcing Friday that he's running for...
Mexico City exhales as COVID-19 infections fall
MEXICO CITY — More than three months after COVID-19 infections peaked in Mexico City, the local government announced Friday that the public hospital network...
Rio’s deadly police shootout prompts claims of abuse
<p>RIO DE JANEIRO — A bloody, hourslong gunbattle in a Rio de Janeiro slum echoed into Friday, with authorities saying the police mission successfully...
UK’s Conservative Party strike early blow in elections
<p>LONDON — Britain's governing Conservative Party has won a special election in the north of England town of Hartlepool, dealing a big blow to...
Baseball’s Bobby Valentine running for mayor of hometown
<p>STAMFORD, Conn. — Former Major League Baseball player and manager Bobby Valentine is taking a swing at politics, announcing Friday that he's running for...
Mexico City exhales as COVID-19 infections fall
<p>MEXICO CITY — More than three months after COVID-19 infections peaked in Mexico City, the local government announced Friday that the public hospital network...
Ex-health chief: Docs wrote excessive opioid prescriptions
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s former health commissioner described a culture of doctors for years writing more opioid prescriptions for their patients than necessary...