Tag: Municipal governments
Virus surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders
DHAKA, Bangladesh — India has tried to fight skyrocketing coronavirus infections by increasing its production of vaccines and banning their export, cutting off...
Court upholds city’s $30,000 fine for man’s overgrown lawn
DUNEDIN, Fla. — A federal court has upheld a Florida city's decision to issue nearly $30,000 in code violation fines to a homeowner whose...
US closes in on 100 million Americans fully vaccinated
Disneyland reopened on Friday and New York’s mayor predicted the big city will be up and running again at full strength by July 1,...
Judge orders Columbus police to alter tactics for protests
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police in Ohio's capital city ran “amok” last year when responding to demonstrations against racial injustice and police brutality by using...
U. of Illinois official to be next U. of Iowa president
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa's governing board on Friday picked the University of Illinois System's No. 2 official to be the...
Mexico mayoral candidate runs despite DEA alert, warrant
MEXICO CITY — A candidate for President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Morena is running for mayor of a cartel-plagued city in southern Mexico —...
18 people killed in north Burkina Faso attack
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — An attack by gunmen in Burkina Faso’s north this week has killed at least 18 people and severely injured one,...
Dutch city fined for Wi-Fi tracking says it will appeal
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch privacy watchdog said Thursday it has fined the eastern city of Enschede for tracking people using mobile phone...
Chadian rebels claim they have shot down military helicopter
N'DJAMENA, Chad — Rebels seeking to overthrow Chad's new transitional government claimed Thursday to have shot down a military helicopter, while the junta in...
Detroit ex-mayor’s pal wins release from prison years early
DETROIT — A Detroit contractor who got millions of dollars of city work through extortion will be released early from prison, a judge said...
