Tag: Municipal 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...
Chadian rebels claim they have shot down military helicopter
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...
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...
Hail collapses roof over Mexico City’s main Aztec temple
MEXICO CITY — The pre-Hispanic ruins of Mexico City’s Templo Mayor archaeological site suffered minor but reparable damage when large sections of a corrugated...
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,...
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...
Detroit ex-mayor’s pal wins release from prison years early
DETROIT — A Detroit contractor who got millions of dollars of city work through extortion will be released early from prison, a judge said...
Statues to hatchet-wielding Colonial heroine reconsidered
BOSTON — The fierce monuments honor an English colonist who, legend has it, slaughtered her Native American captors after the gruesome killing of her...
North Carolina body camera law comes under harsh glare
<p>RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina law that gives local courts authority over the release of body camera video has come under a harsh...
‘I’m still exhaling’: Swing-state voters on Biden’s 100 days
ELM GROVE, Wis. — Standing on the sidelines of her son's soccer practice in this upscale suburb, Laura Hahn looked skyward for answers when...