Tag: United States government
Drone operators challenge surveyors’ turf in mapping dispute
RALEIGH, N.C. — When Michael Jones started a side hustle shooting drone photos and videos for realtors, his clients wanted more: Images with property...
Awaiting census count, California ponders slow growth future
<p>SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In 1962, when California's population of more than 17 million surpassed New York's, Gov. Pat Brown celebrated by declaring a state...
Amy Coney Barrett, husband sell their longtime Indiana home
<p>SOUTH BEND, Ind. — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and her husband have sold their northern Indiana home to a University of...
Belarus leader seeks to empower son in succession move
<p>KYIV, Ukraine — Belarus’ authoritarian leader says he will change the law on presidential succession so that power in the Eastern European nation will...
Air Force One subcontractor laying off 223 after losing job
FORT WORTH, Texas — A Boeing subcontractor working on the new Air Force One aircraft until getting the boot announced Friday that it was...
The big Pentagon internet mystery now partially solved
<p>BOSTON — A very strange thing happened on the internet the day President Joe Biden was sworn in. A shadowy company residing at a...
After COVID relief bill, progressives look for next big win
ATLANTA — Activist Jan Rivers stood surrounded by “JOBS NOW” signs as she tried to round up support for a massive infrastructure and climate...
Dispute over Russian pipeline tests Biden’s Europe outreach
WASHINGTON — Pressure is growing on President Joe Biden to take action to prevent the completion of a Russian gas pipeline to Europe that...
Chocolate chip diplomacy: Biden courts Congress with gusto
WASHINGTON — The pictures always make it look so presidential: Joe Biden sitting in a tall-back chair, surrounded by the arrayed members of Congress...
Old SpaceX capsule delivers new crew to space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A recycled SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday, the third high-flying taxi ride...