Tag: Local governments
North Carolina body camera law comes under harsh glare
RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina law that gives local courts authority over the release of body camera video has come under a harsh...
Dutch city fined for Wi-Fi tracking says it will appeal
<p>THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch privacy watchdog said Thursday it has fined the eastern city of Enschede for tracking people using mobile phone...
Gone Fission: Controversial nuke plant near NYC shuts down
BUCHANAN, N.Y. — Indian Point will permanently stop producing nuclear power Friday, capping a decades-long battle over a key source of electricity in the...
Chadian rebels claim they have shot down military helicopter
<p>N'DJAMENA, Chad — Rebels seeking to overthrow Chad's new transitional government claimed Thursday to have shot down a military helicopter, while the junta in...
Biden announces 2nd round of diverse federal judiciary picks
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is announcing another diverse group of candidates for his second round of judicial nominations, a day after some in...
Detroit ex-mayor’s pal wins release from prison years early
<p>DETROIT — A Detroit contractor who got millions of dollars of city work through extortion will be released early from prison, a judge said...
18 people killed in north Burkina Faso attack
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — An attack by gunmen in Burkina Faso’s north this week has killed at least 18 people and severely injured one,...
Statues to hatchet-wielding Colonial heroine reconsidered
<p>BOSTON — The fierce monuments honor an English colonist who, legend has it, slaughtered her Native American captors after the gruesome killing of her...
Dutch city fined for Wi-Fi tracking says it will appeal
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch privacy watchdog said Thursday it has fined the eastern city of Enschede for tracking people using mobile phone...
‘I’m still exhaling’: Swing-state voters on Biden’s 100 days
<p>ELM GROVE, Wis. — Standing on the sidelines of her son's soccer practice in this <a href="https://www.elmgrovewi.org/31/Our-Community">upscale suburb</a>, Laura Hahn looked skyward for answers...