Tag: United States government
Michigan GOP chair calls top Democratic women ‘witches’
<p>LANSING, Mich. — The leader of Michigan's Republican Party referred to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and two other top Democratic elected woman as “witches" and...
Report: Military cleanup in Puerto Rico islands slow-going
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The reopening of hiking trails and various white-sand beaches on two tiny Puerto Rican islands long used as Navy...
EXPLAINER: What’s a SPAC, the latest craze on Wall Street?
<p>CHARLOTTE, N.C. — WeWork will <a href="https://apnews.com/article/initial-public-offerings-48e5702c27b708c880938d42bf180b9c">finally go public this year</a>, allowing investors to buy and sell its shares. But not through a traditional...
Florida to feds: Allow cruise ships to operate or we’ll sue
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ripped into the federal government's continued pandemic ban on cruise ships using U.S. ports, threatening Friday...
Report: Military cleanup in Puerto Rico islands slow-going
<p>SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The reopening of hiking trails and various white-sand beaches on two tiny Puerto Rican islands long used as Navy...
Thousands cross Mexico’s southern border despite new efforts
FRONTERA COROZAL, Mexico — On the day this week that Mexico imposed new measures to shut down migrant crossings at its southern border, some...
Florida to feds: Allow cruise ships to operate or we’ll sue
<p>FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ripped into the federal government's continued pandemic ban on cruise ships using U.S. ports, threatening Friday...
Feds charge Arizona man in National Guard holdup in Texas
LUBBOCK, Texas — Federal prosecutors have charged an Arizona man accused of forcing off the road a National Guard convoy transporting COVID-19 vaccines in...
Thousands cross Mexico’s southern border despite new efforts
<p>FRONTERA COROZAL, Mexico — On the day this week that Mexico imposed new measures to shut down migrant crossings at its southern border, some...
The eviction moratorium is expiring. What will Biden do?
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's administration has less than a week to decide on extending the nationwide eviction moratorium, a measure that housing advocates...