Tag: National governments
US judge blocks Nevada grazing; sage grouse totals dwindling
RENO, Nev. — A federal judge has blocked a Nevada project that would expand livestock grazing across 400 squares miles (1,036 square kilometers), of...
UN envoy: Myanmar faces possibility of major civil war
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar warned Wednesday that the country faces the possibility of civil war “at an unprecedented scale”...
Ex-police chief seeks to avoid prison in hiring scandal
HARTFORD, Conn. — The former police chief of Connecticut's largest city is urging a federal judge to not send him to prison for corrupting...
Sánchez reshuffles Cabinet to have 4 women in top jobs
MADRID — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez reshuffled his Cabinet on Tuesday by appointing women to the top positions after one of his deputies...
No ruling in case deciding fate of DACA immigration program
HOUSTON — A federal judge did not immediately rule Tuesday on a closely watched case over the fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood...
IRS warns of phishing scam targeting colleges, universities
The Internal Revenue Service issued a warning Tuesday about a phishing scam targeting students and staff at educational institutions who have an .edu email...
Brother of Honduran president sentenced to life in drug case
NEW YORK — The brother of Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday after he was convicted on drug...
Student loan relief extended to some privately held loans
The federal government’s pause on student loan payments is being extended to more than 1 million borrowers who have defaulted on student loans that...
Stimulus payments headed to Social Security recipients soon
Social Security recipients and other federal beneficiaries who don't normally file a tax return should expect their coronavirus relief payments soon.
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Appeals court upholds constitutionality of terror watchlist
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a challenge to the constitutionality of the government's terrorist watchlist, ruling that the...
