Tag: United States government
Miners’ union backs shift from coal in exchange for jobs
<p>WASHINGTON — The nation's largest coal miners' union said Monday it would accept President Joe Biden's plan to move away from coal and other...
Historian says Census didn’t consult states on privacy tool
The U.S. Census Bureau didn't consult with the 50 states when making its decision to introduce a controversial statistical method used to protect the...
Supreme Court likely to bar some ‘green card’ applicants
<p>WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared ready Monday to prevent thousands of people living in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons from applying to become...
Leaders of Proud Boys ordered jailed on Capitol riot charges
A federal judge on Monday ordered two leaders of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group to be arrested and jailed while awaiting trial on...
US under Biden will no longer call migrants ‘illegal aliens’
<p>WASHINGTON — Employees of the two main U.S. immigration enforcement agencies were directed Monday to stop referring to migrants as “aliens,” a dated term...
Groups push for easier student loan relief for the disabled
Advocates for the disabled are pressing the Biden administration to cancel student debt for hundreds of thousands of Americans who have disabilities that make...
Fauci says he expects J&J vaccine to resume later this week
WASHINGTON — The United States will likely move to resume Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine this coming week, possibly with restrictions or broader warnings...
New migrant facilities crop up to ease crowding, again
For the third time in seven years, U.S. officials are scrambling to handle a dramatic spike in children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone, leading...
Fauci says he expects J&J vaccine to resume later this week
<p>WASHINGTON — The United States will likely move to <a href="https://apnews.com/article/cdc-johnson-johnson-vaccine-blood-clot-0b726cc1007ce3cbe374f5eb8b48ce8b">resume Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine</a> this coming week, possibly with restrictions or broader...
New migrant facilities crop up to ease crowding, again
<p>For the third time in seven years, U.S. officials are scrambling to handle a dramatic spike in children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone, leading...