Category Archives: Politics
White House: Top scientist resigns over treatment of staff
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's top science adviser Eric Lander resigned, hours after the White House confirmed that an internal investigation found credible evidence that he mistreated his staff, marking the first Cabinet-level departure of th...
Opioid fight needs new strategy, Cabinet leadership: report
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. needs a nimble, multipronged strategy and Cabinet-level leadership to counter its festering overdose epidemic, a bipartisan congressional commission advises. With vastly powerful
Australian political leaders apologize to staff for abuses
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian political leaders apologized to staffers who have endured decades of bullying, harassment and sexual assault inside Parliamentary House and other government offices.
New Zealand convoy protesters clog streets near Parliament
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Hundreds of people protesting vaccine and mask mandates drove in convoy to New Zealand's capital on Tuesday and converged outside Parliament as lawmakers reconvened after a summer break.
N. Korea increases virus budget after partial border opening
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea plans to increase its government spending on pandemic measures by one-third this year to carry out leader Kim Jong Un’s calls for a more “advanced and people-oriented” virus response, state media said Tuesday.
No handshakes: Philippine presidency hopefuls open campaigns
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Campaigning in the Philippines’ presidential election started Tuesday with a cast of candidates led by a late dictator’s son and the pro-democracy current vice president, with all vowing to bail out a country driven deeper in...
British Columbia’s death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 2,700
VICTORIA — British Columbia has recorded 32 deaths related to COVID-19 over the last three days. The Health Ministry says 14 of the fatalities were in the Vancouver Coastal Health region alone, with the total death toll in the province now
NYC’s vegan mayor Adams hooked into admitting he eats fish
NEW YORK (AP) — There was something fishy about New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ declarations that he’s a vegan. The Democrat — who wrote a book
Pipeline’s safeguards not working in Louisiana diesel spill
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A corroded pipeline that ruptured and spilled 350,000 gallons (1.6 million liters) of diesel fuel into a New Orleans area wetland did not have a fully functioning leak detection system at the time, according to
Spending bill has $403M for leaky Hawaii fuel tank facility
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii members of Congress said Monday a spending bill that must pass to avoid a government shutdown includes $403 million to address the crisis caused by the leaking of petroleum from a Navy fuel storage tank facility
