Tag: National governments
Alabama senators want Confederate tax to fund Black history
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Two Alabama state senators say they want to divert part of a statewide property tax tied to the legacy of the...
Prosecutors seek 5-year term for ex-leader of neo-Nazi group
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Federal prosecutors in Virginia are seeking a five-year prison sentence for a former neo-Nazi group leader who pleaded guilty to conspiring...
Brazil top court orders probe of Bolsonaro’s pandemic steps
SAO PAULO — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered the Senate on Thursday to investigate the government's handling of the coronavirus crisis and the...
GOP-led states lose bid to challenge immigration rule
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court in California refused Thursday to permit 14 states led by Republican governors to challenge the overturning of...
Transgender woman seeks transfer from Georgia men’s prison
ATLANTA — A transgender woman held in a Georgia men's prison says she has been sexually assaulted repeatedly and denied necessary medical treatment and...
Chauvin trial puts Court TV’s revival in the public eye
NEW YORK — Scott Tufts believes the media world is not complete without Court TV. If he's ever going to prove his point, now...
ACLU border checkpoint lawsuit to proceed
CONCORD, N.H. — A federal judge is allowing a lawsuit challenging the use of checkpoints by the U.S. Border Patrol nearly 100 miles from...
No release for ex-officer guilty in ‘Fatal Vision’ murders
RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge on Friday refused to release an ex-Army captain imprisoned for decades for the murders of his wife and...
Israeli academic won’t receive prize after signing petition
JERUSALEM — Israel's top court on Thursday upheld a Cabinet minister's decision to temporarily block a prominent academic from receiving the country's highest honor...
Florida sues federal government to allow cruises to sail
MIAMI — The state of Florida has filed a lawsuit against the federal government to demand cruise ships be allowed to start sailing immediately,...