Tag: United States government
US under Biden will no longer call migrants ‘illegal aliens’
WASHINGTON — Employees of the two main U.S. immigration enforcement agencies were directed Monday to stop referring to migrants as “aliens,” a dated term...
A look at high-profile cases over killings by US police
MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin i s charged with murder and manslaughter in George Floyd's death after pressing his knee into...
Gaetz, Greene, flaunt new paths to power, trying GOP leaders
WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders have always faced rebels in their ranks. But Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene are presenting top House Republicans...
CoreCivic to settle shareholders lawsuit for $56 million
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — CoreCivic says it will pay $56 million to settle a lawsuit by shareholders who accused the private prison operator of inflating...
US warns against travel to 80% of world due to coronavirus
WASHINGTON — The State Department on Monday urged Americans reconsider any international travel they may have planned and said it would issue specific warnings...
Citing security, GOP lawmakers zero in on ballot drop boxes
ATLANTA — Atlanta-area voters looking to return their ballots using a drop box in next year’s gubernatorial election will have to do some searching.
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Illinois National Guard activated ahead of Chauvin verdict
CHICAGO — Gov. J.B. Pritzker activated the Illinois National Guard Monday ahead of an expected verdict in the trial of a former Minneapolis police...
A look at high-profile cases over killings by US police
MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin i s charged with murder and manslaughter in George Floyd's death after pressing his knee into...
Underwriter withdraws from Alabama prison lease project
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The underwriter for a project to build two prisons in Alabama announced that it is pulling out following criticism that it...
CoreCivic to settle shareholders lawsuit for $56 million
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — CoreCivic says it will pay $56 million to settle a lawsuit by shareholders who accused the private prison operator of inflating...
