Tag: United States government
Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins unanimous pick: VMI’s 1st Black leader
LEXINGTON, Va. — Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins, who was named interim superintendent of Virginia Military Institute amid the controversy over the school’s Confederate ties...
Texas’ longest serving death row inmate has sentence tossed
HOUSTON — An appeals court has overturned the sentence of Texas’ longest serving death row inmate, whose attorneys say has languished in prison for...
West Virginia gov signs needle exchange program regulations
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Thursday signed a bill to introduce more stringent requirements to needle exchange programs amid a...
SpaceX, NASA give ‘go’ for astronaut launch, 3rd for Dragon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX is gearing up for its third astronaut launch in under a year, after getting the green light from NASA...
US Navy decommissions massive ship destroyed by fire
<p>SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Navy on Wednesday decommissioned the USS Bonhomme Richard docked off San Diego nine months after flames engulfed it in...
EXPLAINER: Charmed by Madoff, SEC later tightened its rules
<p>WASHINGTON — Until Bernie Madoff’s scheme came crashing down and the biggest Ponzi scheme in Wall Street’s history came to light, he appeared as...
A retiring Castro to bring younger face to Cuba’s communists
<p>HAVANA — This week's Communist Party congress could be the last with a Castro at the helm of Cuba's all-powerful political institution. </p>
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Global warming’s extreme rains threaten Hawaii’s coral reefs
<p>HONOLULU — As muddy rainwater surged from Hawaii's steep seaside mountains and inundated residential communities last month, the damage caused by flooding was obvious...
Alaska denied oil check benefits to gay couples, dependents
<p>ANCHORAGE, Alaska — DO NOTE MOVE DO NOT MOVE DO NOTE MOVE</p>
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US Navy decommissions massive ship destroyed by fire
SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Navy on Wednesday decommissioned the USS Bonhomme Richard docked off San Diego nine months after flames engulfed it in...