WASHINGTON — Republicans will face a critical test of their unity when a spending bill that would avoid a partial government shutdown and keep federal agencies funded through September comes […]
The Philippine government says ex-President Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested at Manila airport
The Philippine government says ex-President Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested at Manila airport Source link
Florida man is set to be executed for kidnapping and murdering a woman
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A man convicted of kidnapping a woman in Miami and later strangling her to death is set to be executed next month under a death warrant Gov. […]
Medical helicopter carrying a pilot and 2 hospital workers crashes in Mississippi
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. — A medical transport helicopter with a pilot and two hospital workers on board crashed in Mississippi on Monday, officials said. The AirCare copter was not carrying […]
A new storm could spawn tornadoes in the South and whip up a blizzard in northern states
ATLANTA — A potent storm system is expected to pour heavy rain on western states later this week before rumbling into the central United States, where it could spawn tornadoes […]
3 victims of Pennsylvania plane crash were taken to a burn unit for treatment, hospital says
LITITZ, Pa. — Three of the five people injured in a single-engine plane crash in central Pennsylvania over the weekend were sent from a Lancaster hospital to a burn center […]
SCOTUS rejects Republican-led effort to halt climate lawsuits in Dem-led states
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a lawsuit from Republican attorneys general in 19 states aimed at blocking climate change suits against the oil and […]
NJ Transit and engineers union agree to new contract and avoid a possible strike
NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Transit and its rail engineers union said Monday that they’ve agreed on a new labor contract, averting a possible strike. NJ Transit President and CEO […]
Sec. of State Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, 83% of programs gone
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday the Trump administration had finished its six-week purge of programs of the six-decade-old U.S. Agency for International Development, and said he […]
Young people who aspired to government service dismayed by end of fellows program
WASHINGTON — A young economist who had uprooted her life for civil service. A fierce housing advocate terminated just before buying her first home. A semifinalist whose dreams were dashed […]