Tag: Government and politics
Biden faces long odds in push for more state ‘red flag’ laws
IOWA CITY, Iowa — President Joe Biden faces an uphill battle as he tries to revive a push for more state laws that would...
Conservation groups sue Engineer Corps over Yazoo Pumps
JACKSON, Miss. — A coalition of conservation groups is suing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over a massive flood-control project in the south...
Epic drought means water crisis on Oregon-California border
PORTLAND, Ore. — Hundreds of farmers who rely on a massive irrigation project that spans the Oregon-California border learned Wednesday they will get a...
Trump-era growth of settlement growth has only begun
EFRAT, West Bank — An aggressive Israeli settlement spree of over 9,000 homes during the Trump era pushed deeper into the occupied West Bank...
Kohl’s names 3 new directors in deal with activist investors
NEW YORK — Kohl’s Corp. says it's adding three independent members to its board of directors as part of an agreement it struck with...
Biden’s gamble: Will pulling troops revive extremist threat?
BRUSSELS — At its start, America’s war in Afghanistan was about retribution for 9/11. Then it was about shoring up a weak government and...
Report: Mexico’s COVID-19 policies cost huge number of lives
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s unwillingness to spend money, do more testing, change course or react to new scientific evidence contributed to the country being...
Trump-era growth of settlement growth has only begun
EFRAT, West Bank — An aggressive Israeli settlement spree of over 9,000 homes during the Trump era pushed deeper into the occupied West Bank...
French high court clears cardinal of abuse cover-up claims
LYON, France — France's highest court confirmed on Wednesday that the former archbishop of Lyon, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, did not cover up the sexual...
Biden’s gamble: Will pulling troops revive extremist threat?
BRUSSELS — At its start, America’s war in Afghanistan was about retribution for 9/11. Then it was about shoring up a weak government and...
