Tag: United States government
Panel: End commanders’ power to block military sex cases
<p>WASHINGTON — A Pentagon panel is recommending that decisions to prosecute service members for sexual assault be made by independent authorities, not commanders, in...
DOJ weighs in on suit filed by trans woman in Georgia prison
ATLANTA — Prison officials must keep transgender people reasonably safe from substantial risk of harm and provide them with adequate medical care, the U.S....
Officials say carrier to help protect Afghanistan pullout
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has decided to keep an aircraft carrier in the Middle East to help provide protection for American and coalition troops...
SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: David faces Goliaths over pipeline
<p>WASHINGTON — On one side of an upcoming Supreme Court case over a proposed natural gas pipeline in New Jersey are two lawyers with...
FDA: N95 masks, now plentiful, should no longer be reused
The Biden administration has taken the first step toward ending an emergency exception that allowed hospitals to ration and reuse N95 medical masks, the...
CIA head said to have made unannounced trip to Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — CIA Director William Burns made a recent unannounced visit to Kabul, a senior politician and a well-placed public figure told The...
Democrats move 2 bills showing strength and limits of power
<p>WASHINGTON — Democrats were on a roll. The House voted along party lines to <a href="https://apnews.com/article/dc-statehood-congress-9edf21fe93e813808f1488ceb0b7900b">make the nation’s capital the 51st state</a>, and two...
FirstEnergy in talks on deferred prosecution agreement
CLEVELAND — FirstEnergy Corp. is cooperating with the U.S. Department of Justice while negotiating a deferred prosecution agreement over its role in secretly funding...
Wildfire-fighting plane is shut down as fire season begins
DENVER — The world’s largest firefighting plane has been shut down just as Western states prepare for a wildfire season that fire officials fear...
Two pilots, rocket scientist, oceanographer flying SpaceX
<p>CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s third crew has an attack helicopter pilot, a former Air France pilot, a Japanese rocket scientist and an oceanographer.</p>
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