Category Archives: Social
Moving vans at mansion as Cuomo prepares to leave office
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Moving vans were at the governor's mansion in Albany on Friday and workers were seen carrying out boxes and artwork as Gov. Andrew Cuomo prepared for his last day in office.
Some governors use federal virus aid to expand school choice
When Congress sent states billions of dollars early in the coronavirus pandemic to help make schools safe, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee saw an opportunity.
Army’s Jeff Monken looking to build off nine-win season
Army won nine games last season and finished just outside the AP Top 25 despite having to cope with a schedule that constantly changed because of COVID-19.
Naval Academy expels 18 after online exam cheating probe
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The U.S. Naval Academy has expelled 18 midshipmen and sanctioned 82 more after an investigation into cheating on an online physics exam in December, officials announced Friday.
‘Life and death:’ Harm reduction groups file lawsuit against Alberta government
CALGARY — A lawsuit has been filed against the Alberta government alleging its rules for supervised drug-use sites will have life and death consequences. Non-profit societies Moms Stop the Harm and the Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Society argue the g...
Judge tells prison to seize Nassar’s money for victims
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A judge ordered the government to take money from the prison account of a former Michigan sports doctor who owes about $58,000 to victims of his child pornography crimes.
The Latest: Official Taliban websites abruptly go offline
BOSTON — Taliban websites that delivered the victorious insurgents’ official messages to Afghans and the world at large in five languages have abruptly gone offline.
Turkish leader: EU must act to forestall Afghan migrant wave
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The European Union should assist Afghans in Afghanistan and in neighboring countries to avoid a new migration wave, Turkey's president told Greece's prime minister in a telephone call Friday.
US says food aid runs out this week in Ethiopia’s Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United States is warning that food aid will run out this week for millions of hungry people under a blockade imposed by Ethiopia’s government on the embattled Tigray region.
Embattled Minnesota Republican Party leader resigns
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The embattled leader of the Minnesota Republican Party has been forced to resign following accusations that she ran a “morally bankrupt” operation that was rife with verbal abuse, intimidation and sexual misconduct.