Tag: Local governments
Mayors ask Biden to be included in climate migration study
SAN DIEGO — The mayors of a dozen major U.S. cities, including Los Angeles, New York City, and San Diego, are asking President Joe...
Bordeaux seeks commercial protection after owners withdraw
BORDEAUX, France — Bordeaux placed itself under the protection of the city's commercial court on Thursday after the club's American-based owner King Street withdrew...
Report: Federal agents unprepared for Portland protests
PORTLAND, Ore. — Hundreds of militarized federal agents who were deployed to Portland, Oregon, last summer to quell racial justice protests didn’t have the...
Mexico’s drought reaches critical levels as lakes dry up
MEXICO CITY — Drought conditions now cover 85% of Mexico, and residents of the nation's central region said Thursday that lakes and reservoirs are...
House seat numbers can’t be released before next week
The numbers used for deciding how many congressional seats each state gets can’t be released until next Monday at the earliest, according to an...
Hungary’s government spars with mayor over homeless hospital
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary's right-wing government and the liberal leadership of the country's capital city are absorbed in a conflict over a hospital for...
Bail reduced for father of suspect in student’s killing
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — A judge reduced bail Wednesday for a man accused of helping his son hide the body of California college...
Florida’s governor sued over new ‘anti-riot’ law
ORLANDO, Fla. — A social justice group has filed a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and others two days after the Republican signed...
In Minneapolis, a fortified city awaits Chauvin verdict
MINNEAPOLIS — Just outside the entrance to Smile Orthodontics, in a Minneapolis neighborhood of craft breweries and trendy shops, two soldiers in jungle camouflage...
‘No place for you’: Indian hospitals buckle amid virus surge
NEW DELHI — Seema Gandotra, sick with the coronavirus, gasped for breath in an ambulance for 10 hours, as it tried unsuccessfully at six...
