Tag: Political scandals
Opposition accuses UK govt of sleaze amid lobbying scandal
LONDON — A lobbying scandal swirling around former British Prime Minister David Cameron has deepened with claims that a senior civil servant held down...
Man accused of leaving impeachment manager vulgar voicemails
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Authorities have charged a man accused of leaving a series of vulgar voicemails at the Pennsylvania district office of U.S. Rep....
Ecuador, Peru to elect presidents amid strengthened pandemic
LIMA, Peru — A surging coronavirus pandemic that has brought on new lockdown measures and exacerbated fatigue in Ecuador and Peru has left many...
Affair derails Alabama secretary of state’s political hopes
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The venue had been booked. Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, a rising GOP star with an eye long set on...
Religious party seeks gains in Peru’s legislative elections
JOSE CARLOS MARIATEGUI, Peru — On the banks of the Amazon River, in a village without electricity or drinking water, Andrea Rodrigo makes the...
A look at the workplace sex harassment claims against Cuomo
NEW YORK — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing allegations that he sexually harassed or behaved inappropriately toward a half-dozen women who have...
US Rep. Alcee Hastings dies at 84; was impeached as judge
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Longtime Congressman Alcee Hastings of Florida has died after a two-year fight with pancreatic cancer. He was 84.
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Dutch coalition building must reboot after Rutte rebuke
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte needs a political reboot only two weeks after a major election victory because new questions...
G. Gordon Liddy, Watergate mastermind, dead at 90
WASHINGTON — G. Gordon Liddy, a mastermind of the Watergate burglary and a radio talk show host after emerging from prison, died Tuesday at...
G. Gordon Liddy, Watergate mastermind, dead at 90
WASHINGTON — G. Gordon Liddy, a mastermind of the Watergate burglary and a radio talk show host after emerging from prison, died Tuesday at...
