Tag: United States government
Push to prevent next meat shortage hits big obstacle
<p>MAXWELL, Iowa — Sudden meat shortages last year because of the coronavirus led to millions of dollars in federal grants to help small meat...
Advocates seek Biden push on gun bills, but prospects iffy
<p>WASHINGTON — After President Joe Biden’s giant COVID-19 relief bill passed Congress, he made a prime-time address to the nation and presided over a...
Army under fire from Congress over Fort Hood response
<p>WASHINGTON — Lawmakers expressed frustration Tuesday with how slowly improvements are being made to criminal investigation at Fort Hood, Texas, where rates of violent...
US air travel rises to highest levels yet since pandemic hit
The number of people flying in the United States has eclipsed the year-ago level for the first time in the pandemic period, although travel...
Schools weighing whether to seat students closer together
BOSTON — U.S. guidelines that say students should be kept 6 feet apart in schools are receiving new scrutiny from federal health experts, state...
3 South Carolina officers sentenced in FBI fake cartel sting
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Three more ex-South Carolina law enforcement officers have been sentenced to federal prison following an FBI operation in which agents posed...
Once held in Iranian jail, ex-Marine fights espionage claims
<p>WASHINGTON — After <a href="https://apnews.com/article/18678517548045e9a6a7d9e71cd72dad">Amir Hekmati was released from Iranian custody</a> in a 2016 deal trumpeted as a diplomatic breakthrough, he was declared eligible...
GOP attorneys general question stimulus barring tax cuts
<p>CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Republican attorneys general from 21 states are questioning a provision in the $1.9 trillion pandemic rescue plan that bars states from...
Push to prevent next meat shortage hits big obstacle
MAXWELL, Iowa — Sudden meat shortages last year because of the coronavirus led to millions of dollars in federal grants to help small meat...
Advocates seek Biden push on gun bills, but prospects iffy
WASHINGTON — After President Joe Biden’s giant COVID-19 relief bill passed Congress, he made a prime-time address to the nation and presided over a...