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Biden taps former Obama official as deputy at Interior Dept.

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WASHINGTON — The White House is naming Tommy Beaudreau, a former Obama administration official, to be deputy secretary at the Interior Department after dropping...

EXPLAINER: Why outside prosecutors review killings by police

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BOSTON — A white former police officer is being charged with second-degree manslaughter in the killing of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, just three days after...

Biden nominee Wormuth would be first woman to lead Army

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BERLIN — President Joe Biden plans to nominate Christine Wormuth, a former senior Pentagon official, to be the first woman to lead the Army,...

US nominates NY lawyer to monitor United Auto Workers union

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DETROIT — The U.S. attorney's office in Detroit is recommending that a federal judge name New York lawyer Neil Barofsky to monitor the United...

Hit-and-run crash in Florida kills New York federal judge

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BOCA RATON, Fla. — A Florida woman who claimed she is Harry Potter fatally struck a federal judge visiting from New York and seriously...

Kyrgyzstan approves constitution boosting president’s power

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MOSCOW — Kyrgyzstan’s national elections commission says voters have overwhelmingly approved a new constitution that substantially increases the president’s powers. ...

Kyrgyzstan votes on constitution boosting president’s powers

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MOSCOW — Voters in Kyrgyzstan will cast ballots Sunday on whether to approve a new constitution that would substantially increase the president’s powers in...

Israeli academic won’t receive prize after signing petition

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JERUSALEM — Israel's top court on Thursday upheld a Cabinet minister's decision to temporarily block a prominent academic from receiving the country's highest honor...

New Slovak govt sworn in to end crisis over Russian vaccine

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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Slovakia’s president on Thursday swore in a new coalition government to end a political crisis triggered by a secret deal to...

A look at President Biden’s first 11 judicial nominees

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has announced his first slate of judicial nominees. The list released by the White House early Tuesday includes Black,...