Tag: Political issues
Donations strengthen California police accountability work
Roger Brown, 33, a Black Fresno rapper and mentor, was driving home from a candlelight vigil in March when he noticed a police car...
Appeals court upholds man’s conviction for threatening tweet
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction of a North Carolina man who posted an anonymous threat on social media to lynch...
Ex-House member who resigned amid scandal hit with $220K fee
LOS ANGELES — Former California congresswoman Katie Hill has been ordered to pay about $220,000 in attorneys’ fees to a British tabloid and two...
NRA drops countersuit, will fight New York AG in state court
NEW YORK — The National Rifle Association has dropped a lawsuit accusing New York's attorney general of suing the gun rights group last year...
‘Tracked for life’: China relentless in erasing Tiananmen
BEIJING — The ruling Communist Party’s deadly 1989 crackdown on the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests never ended for Fan Baolin, who served 17 years...
Peruvians to pick new president amid relentless pandemic
LIMA, Peru — Amid an unrelenting coronavirus pandemic that has overwhelmed cemeteries, Peruvian voters will choose Sunday between a political novice who has scared...
US prioritizing anti-corruption efforts in foreign policy
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden issued a memo Thursday instructing the federal government to elevate anti-corruption measures as a central U.S. foreign policy and...
Hartzler announcement next week on potential US Senate bid
O'FALLON, Mo. — U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, a central Missouri Republican and a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump, may be on the...
Mayor of Ecuador’s capital is dismissed, faces graft probe
QUITO, Ecuador — The mayor of Ecuador’s capital was removed from office on Thursday following multiple allegations of wrongdoing and the opening of a...
Ex-Treasury worker sentenced to 6 months in ‘leak’ case
NEW YORK — A former U.S. Treasury Department worker was sentenced to six months in prison Thursday for leaking confidential financial reports to a...