Tag: United States government
Dental hygienist on trial in 1984 killing of a Navy recruit
<p>SANFORD, Fla. — A trial is underway for a 61-year-old man facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of a U.S. Navy recruit...
Blinken brings anti-graft message, old Russia foe to Ukraine
WASHINGTON — When Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Ukraine this week he’ll be carrying a tough anti-graft message and strong U.S. backing...
Democrats revise voting bill, but Senate obstacles remain
WASHINGTON — Democrats are revising key sections of their sweeping legislation to overhaul U.S. elections, hoping to address concerns raised by state and local...
US awards huge shelter contracts amid child migrant increase
<p>Confronted with a stream of unaccompanied children crossing the border from Mexico, the U.S. government has awarded shelter-construction and management contracts to private companies...
Cheney could be ‘toast’ in fight with Trump over GOP future
WASHINGTON — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy wants his party to stand firmly with Donald Trump, despite the former president’s false claims about the...
CDC sets rules for trial cruises with volunteer passengers
Cruise lines can soon begin trial voyages in U.S. waters with volunteer passengers helping test whether the ships can sail safely during a pandemic.
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‘Anxious to see you:’ JFK letters to Swedish lover auctioned
<p>BOSTON — Love letters that John F. Kennedy wrote to a Swedish paramour a few years after he married Jacqueline Bouvier are going up...
Top Glove hopes to resolve U.S. seizure of its rubber gloves
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia's Top Glove Corp., the world's largest rubber glove maker, said Wednesday it hopes to swiftly end a U.S. ban...
Top court spurns appeal in Ball State student’s 1994 killing
<p>MUNCIE, Ind. — The U.S. Supreme Court has rebuffed a central Indiana man's appeal of his life sentence for fatally shooting a Ball State...
Dental hygienist on trial in 1984 killing of a Navy recruit
SANFORD, Fla. — A trial is underway for a 61-year-old man facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of a U.S. Navy recruit...