Tag: Political scandals
Lawyer clears Scotland’s leader of misleading lawmakers
LONDON — Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon did not mislead lawmakers or act improperly over sexual harassment allegations against her predecessor, a senior lawyer...
Honduran drug trafficker convicted in US trial
NEW YORK — A Honduran man was convicted of drug trafficking in U.S. federal court Monday in a trial that also raised allegations against...
For Biden, questions about Cuomo grow harder to ignore
NEW YORK — President Joe Biden's relentless effort to avoid the day-to-day distractions of the political world is being put to the test by...
For Biden, questions about Cuomo grow harder to ignore
NEW YORK — President Joe Biden's relentless effort to avoid the day-to-day distractions of the political world is being put to the test by...
Jury convicts former NW Indiana mayor of bribery in retrial
HAMMOND, Ind. — A federal jury convicted a former northwestern Indiana mayor on a bribery charge Friday in his retrial on allegations he solicited...
Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Reed accused of sexual misconduct
U.S. Rep. Tom Reed, a Republican from western New York, is accused of rubbing a female lobbyist's back and unhooking her bra, without her...
NY legislative leaders mum on details of impeachment probe
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York's legislative leaders have yet to answer key questions about plans to launch an impeachment investigation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo,...
France’s Sarkozy faces new trial over 2012 campaign finance
PARIS — French former President Nicolas Sarkozy is scheduled to go on trial Wednesday on charges that his unsuccessful reelection bid in 2012 was...
Turkey strips pro-Kurdish legislator of seat in parliament
ANKARA, Turkey — In the latest crackdown on Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition party, Turkey on Wednesday stripped a prominent legislator of his parliamentary seat following...
Cuomo crisis recalls Northam’s; supporters say no comparison
RICHMOND, Va. — The political crisis engulfing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has triggered a flurry of comparisons to another chief executive who once...