Tag: National governments
COVID tax break could open door to student loan forgiveness
The tax break on college debt cancellations in the COVID-19 relief package signed last week by President Joe Biden has removed a potential roadblock...
US House condemns Myanmar coup, urges freeing of detainees
The U.S. House on Friday condemned the military takeover in Myanmar, demanding the country's junta release all the people it has detained and allow...
Miami judge rejects Maduro ally’s request to dismiss charges
<p>MIAMI — A federal judge in Miami has rejected a request by a prominent ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to dismiss money laundering...
Spain passes euthanasia law despite conservative opposition
MADRID — Lawmakers voted Thursday to make Spain the seventh country in the world and the fourth in Europe to allow physician-assisted suicide and...
4 men linked to Proud Boys charged in plot to attack Capitol
Four men described as leaders of the far-right Proud Boys have been charged in the U.S. Capitol riots, as an indictment ordered unsealed on...
Appeal court reinstates conviction of Flynn business partner
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A federal appeals court on Thursday reinstated the conviction of a one-time business partner of former National Security Adviser Michael...
Now vaccinated, justices gather privately at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is returning to a little bit of normal following a year disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Oršić nets hat trick as Dinamo stuns Tottenham 3-0 in EL
<p>MILAN — Mislav OrÅ¡ić scored a hat trick, including the winner in extra time, as Dinamo Zagreb stunned Tottenham 3-0 on Thursday to overturn...
Victims wait for ruling in lawsuit over Liberian massacre
A federal judge in Philadelphia will decide if there's enough evidence to rule in favor of survivors of a 1990 massacre during Liberia's civil...
New Mexico gang member convicted of murder, racketeering
<p>ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A federal court jury has convicted a self-admitted member of a New Mexico prison gang of ordering and participating in the...