Tag: United States government
Alaska candidate shadowed by anti-gay article, election post
<p>ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A candidate for U.S. Senate in Alaska previously wrote articles in support of an organization that espoused gay conversion therapy, questioned...
What’s in Biden speech? Lawmakers race to add priorities
WASHINGTON — Ahead of President Joe Biden’s address to Congress on Wednesday, lawmakers are intensifying the push to make sure key priorities are included...
US to limit immigration arrests at courthouses under Biden
WASHINGTON — Immigration arrests at courthouses will be more limited than they were under President Donald Trump under a change of policy announced Tuesday...
Winners and losers from first release of 2020 census data
<p>More than a year since the 2020 census began in a remote Alaska village, the first numbers to emerge from the nation's once-a-decade head...
Floyd verdict won’t remove blocks to police accountability
<p>The guilty verdicts in the George Floyd murder case felt like a watershed moment to many Americans. President Biden called the verdicts a “giant...
Winners and losers from first release of 2020 census data
More than a year since the 2020 census began in a remote Alaska village, the first numbers to emerge from the nation's once-a-decade head...
FAA aims to fine disruptive air passengers up to $31,750
WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that it is seeking fines of up to $31,750 for three more passengers who allegedly disrupted...
Sentencing set for juvenile lifer whose case set precedent
<p>MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A judge is set to decide the punishment for an Alabama man, sentenced to life in prison for a murder he...
Iran, US warships in first tense Mideast encounter in a year
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — American and Iranian warships had a tense encounter in the Persian Gulf earlier this month, the first such incident...
Houston-area sheriff is named to lead immigration agency
HOUSTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated the sheriff of one of the nation's most populous counties to lead the agency that deports...