Tag: United States government
Forced by judge to surrender rifle, McCloskey has a new one
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis lawyer and U.S. Senate candidate Mark McCloskey may have been forced to give up his old semi-automatic rifle, but...
Turkish businessman arrested in scheme with Utah polygamists
SALT LAKE CITY — A Turkish businessman has been arrested by the U.S. Justice Department in connection with what authorities say was a biodiesel...
Biden to ‘bring every resource’ to manage busy storm season
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Tuesday that his administration needs to “bring every resource to bear" to deal with natural disasters as huge...
Watchdog: Nursing home deaths up 32% in 2020 amid pandemic
WASHINGTON — Deaths among Medicare patients in nursing homes soared by 32% last year, with two devastating spikes eight months apart, a government watchdog...
Garland: More “depth” needed to protect against cyberattacks
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland said Tuesday that private industry needs better safeguards to avoid calamitous consequences in the event of cyberattacks like...
GOP ready to block elections bill in Senate showdown
WASHINGTON — The Democrats’ expansive elections and voting bill is all but certain to be rejected in a key test vote in the...
Dirty laundry in space? NASA, Tide tackle cleaning challenge
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — How do astronauts do laundry in space? They don’t.
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Almost 900 Secret Service employees were infected with COVID
WASHINGTON — Roughly 900 U.S. Secret Service employees tested positive for the coronavirus, according to government records obtained by a government watchdog group.
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Creighton put on probation by NCAA amid fallout of FBI probe
The NCAA put Creighton men's basketball program on two years' probation and docked scholarships each of the next two seasons on Tuesday after alleging...
Claims of murder plot against GOP candidate in Florida court
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Claims by a Republican congressional candidate that another GOP hopeful plotted to kill her landed Tuesday in a Florida courtroom.
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