Tag: Local governments
Minneapolis mayor: After year of reckoning, time for change
MINNEAPOLIS — From COVID-19 to a budget shortfall, or George Floyd 's death to the recent death of a 6-year-old girl from gun violence,...
Indianapolis plans to ease mask mandate, other virus limits
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis officials plan to lift the city’s mask mandate for those fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and ease other restriction on June 7.
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Owner: Video shows deputy urinating outside funeral home
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — An Elizabeth City council member says surveillance footage at a funeral home he owns captured a deputy in uniform urinating...
Wisconsin judge jailed after appearing on child porn charges
MILWAUKEE — A Wisconsin juvenile court judge accused of possessing and distributing child pornography was taken into federal custody after making his initial appearance...
Chicago mayor: Reporters of color get 2-year mark interviews
CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Wednesday that she will grant one-on-one interviews to mark the two-year anniversary of her inauguration solely to...
Bosnia authorities move migrants to camp in northern town
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Bosnian police on Tuesday rounded up more than 200 migrants who were squatting in an abandoned building in a northern town...
Prosecutor’s reelection pits reform against rising gun crime
PHILADELPHIA — Voters in Pennsylvania will cast ballots Tuesday in the Democratic Primary for Philadelphia District Attorney that pits a reform-minded incumbent against a...
Alabama town magistrate stabbed in City Hall attack
BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. — A man who entered Bayou La Batre City Hall with plans to kill police officers on Tuesday stabbed the...
Leftist leads race for Zagreb mayor after Croatia local vote
ZAGREB, Croatia — The candidate of a leftist-green group has taken a strong lead in voting for the mayor of Croatia’s capital, Zagreb, dealing...
Downtown stores, businesses await their customers’ return
NEW YORK — In many downtown areas where companies closed their offices and commuting ground to a halt, sandwich shops, bakeries and other small...
