Iowa’s Democratic attorney general has installed the Republican governor’s lawyer into a high-level job in which he is defending his former boss’ policy agenda and management decisions in court… read more »
Category Archives: National News
Police probed South Dakota AG’s cellphone use before crash
Investigators questioning South Dakota’s attorney general after a fatal car crash pressed him on how he did not realize he had struck a man and whether he had been on his phone right before the crash… read more »
Oklahoma man released early from prison accused in 3 deaths
An Oklahoma man who was released early from prison in January as part of a mass commutation effort is now accused of killing three people in a gruesome case… read more »
Kentucky Senate GOP leader files no-knock warrant bill
One of Kentucky’s top GOP lawmakers has filed legislation to ban some no-knock warrants nearly a year after the death of Breonna Taylor… read more »
US to seek seat on UN human rights body, after Trump pullout
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the United States will vie for a seat at the U.N.’s human rights body, which would cement a return to a Geneva-based body that was shunned by the Trump administration… read more »
Deaf Costco worker with mumbling manager won’t get award
A deaf former employee of a South Florida Costco store won’t be collecting the $775,000 a federal jury awarded her in a discrimination and wrongful termination case… read more »
School voucher push taps frustration over distance learning
Republican lawmakers pushing to spend public money to pay for private or home schooling say they are responding to parental frustration over lack of in-person schooling… read more »
Release: NC woman went shopping with $150K virus relief loan
Federal prosecutors say a North Carolina woman lied to get nearly $150,000 in coronavirus relief that she later spent on shopping sprees… read more »
China says Japan-U.S. security treaty a product of Cold War
China has called the Japan-U.S. mutual security pact a product of the Cold War following U.S. criticism of the presence of Chinese coast guard vessels in Japanese-claimed territorial waters over the weekend… read more »
No charges against officers involved in Daniel Prude’s death
A grand jury voted not to charge officers shown on body camera video holding Daniel Prude down naked and handcuffed on a city street last winter until he stopped breathing… read more »
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