Tag: United States government
Congressman hopes politics align on divisive Northwest dams
<p>SPOKANE, Wash. — Nearly two decades ago, Republican President George W. Bush stood on a bank of the Snake River near Pasco, Washington, and...
Review: Potent history in ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’
Forces of revolution and oppression collide and entangle in Shaka King's blistering “Judas and the Black Messiah,” a potent and vividly acted drama about...
US Coast Guard searching for 6 boaters off the Florida coast
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard continued its search for six people Saturday, three days after their boat apparently capsized off Florida's...
UK tech tycoon fights US extradition over ill-fated HP deal
<p>LONDON — A British tech entrepreneur appeared in a London court Tuesday to fight extradition to the United States on fraud charges stemming from...
Arkansas Senate panel advances near-total ban on abortions
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas Senate panel advanced legislation Wednesday aimed at forcing the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit Roe v. Wade by...
EXPLAINER: Why impeachment evidence tested TV’s standards
NEW YORK — All the words abounded — the ones that you're not supposed to hear on broadcast television or, for that matter, in...
Desperation grows in battered Honduras, fueling migration
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — Nory Yamileth Hernández and her three teenage children have been living in a battered tent under a bridge on...
Missing explosives from Marine base under investigation
<p>San Diego — Explosives are missing from a Marine Corps base in the Southern California desert, the military confirmed Tuesday. </p>
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EPA proposes pollution cleanup of Delco plant site in Kokomo
KOKOMO, Ind. — Contaminated soil and groundwater at the central Indiana site of a former General Motors plant would be cleaned up under a...
Bill takes aim at ICE detention centers in Maryland
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland lawmakers heavily debated a bill concerning ICE detention centers on Wednesday, including testimony from a previous detainee who spoke about...