Tag: Local governments
Court hears challenge to topless ban at Maryland beach
<p>RICHMOND, Va. — A ban on bare-chested women at the beach in Ocean City, Maryland, violates the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection and should...
Ex-health chief: Docs wrote excessive opioid prescriptions
<p>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...
Court hears challenge to topless ban at Maryland beach
RICHMOND, Va. — A ban on bare-chested women at the beach in Ocean City, Maryland, violates the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection and should...
Lawsuit seeks Confederate statue’s removal from courthouse
<p>COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Civil rights advocates sued a Maryland county on Wednesday to seek the court-ordered removal of a Confederate monument from a...
Mexico City subway collapse was a tragedy foretold
<p>MEXICO CITY — The Mexico City elevated subway line that collapsed this week, killing 25 people, was problem-plagued and poorly designed from the day...
Florida inquiry clears Bloomberg over felons voting case
<p>TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida authorities on Wednesday closed a criminal investigation into fund-raising efforts by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to pay...
San Francisco OKs task force to study Black reparations
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco officials on Tuesday approved a task force that will study financial compensation, community programs and other ways to make...
Coe gives stamp of approval to Tokyo Olympic test event
SAPPORO, Japan — Sebastian Coe, the head of the world governing body of track and field, said a half-marathon test event run in Japan’s...
Shooting highlights lack of body cams among Portland police
PORTLAND, Ore. — Two police officers raised their weapons while sheltering behind a tree in a Portland park. They yelled at a homeless man...
San Francisco OKs task force to study Black reparations
<p>SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco officials on Tuesday approved a task force that will study financial compensation, community programs and other ways to make...