Tag: United States government
Biden to award 1st Medal of Honor to retired Georgia colonel
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will award his first <a href="https://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/history.html">Medal of Honor</a> this week to a retired colonel for acts of bravery during...
Biden to award 1st Medal of Honor to retired Georgia colonel
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will award his first Medal of Honor this week to a retired colonel for acts of bravery during the...
Germany welcomes US sanctions U-turn on Russia gas pipeline
BERLIN — Germany’s foreign minister on Wednesday welcomed the Biden administration’s decision to waive sanctions against entities and individuals involved in a controversial Russian...
How to ease out of mortgage forbearance, avoid foreclosure
<p>American homeowners were given more opportunity to hit pause on their mortgage payments because of the financial ravages of the pandemic, but that relief...
Defense contractor’s Senate campaign donations investigated
<p>HONOLULU — U.S authorities are investigating allegations that a Hawaii-based defense contractor illegally donated $150,000 to the reelection fund of a Maine senator who...
35 Republicans buck Trump, back study of Jan. 6 Capitol riot
WASHINGTON — Thirty-five House Republicans joined Democrats Wednesday in voting to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol,...
Mexico City marks 500 years since conquest battle began
MEXICO CITY — There are two ways of remembering the Spanish siege of Tenochtitlán, the Aztec capital now known as Mexico City: as the...
Germany welcomes US sanctions U-turn on Russia gas pipeline
<p>BERLIN — Germany’s foreign minister on Wednesday welcomed the Biden administration’s decision to waive sanctions against entities and individuals involved in a controversial Russian...
Pressured by protests, Colombian lawmakers nix health reform
BUCARAMANGA, Colombia — Colombian lawmakers voted against a health system overhaul bill Wednesday, giving protesters another victory after 20 days of street demonstrations that...
CBS bets on ‘CSI’ revival, ‘NCIS,’ ‘FBI’ franchises in fall
LOS ANGELES — CBS is reviving its hit “CSI: Crime Investigation” brand with a series that brings original cast members William Petersen and Jorja...