All posts tagged "Government"

• Cities Look At Subsidized Housing To Stem Teacher Shortages

  SAN FRANCISCO – As the days get shorter, first grade teacher Esmeralda Jiménez watches the dimming afternoon sky outside her classroom window the way her pupils watch the clock at dismissal time. The studio apartment Jiménez rents...

  • Posted January 2, 2016
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• France Quarrels Over Revoking Citizenship Of Terrorists

  PARIS – The push by France’s Socialist government to revoke the citizenship of convicted terrorists with dual nationality after the Paris attacks has turned into a harsh political dispute, with the far right applauding the move while...

  • Posted January 2, 2016
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• Health Care Repeal Vote To Open A Political Year In Congress

  WASHINGTON – It’s been like a long-delayed New Year’s resolution for Republicans. But 2016 will finally be the year when they put legislation on President Barack Obama’s desk repealing his health care law. The bill undoing the...

  • Posted January 2, 2016
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• Completing US-Mexico Border Wall Would Be Daunting Task

  BROWNSVILLE – Close to the southern tip of Texas a border wall suddenly ends. Its final post sits in a dry cornfield half a mile (less than a kilometer) from the nearest bend in the Rio Grande...

  • Posted January 2, 2016
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• Brazil’s Rousseff Calls Impeachment Proceedings ‘Unfair’

  RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff says the new year should be better than the last one – though that’s a very low target. Rousseff writes in Friday’s Folha de S. Paulo newspaper that the...

  • Posted January 2, 2016
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• Haiti President Says Postponed Runoff Vote Slated For Jan 17

  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haitian President Michel Martelly has announced that a postponed presidential runoff vote will be held on Jan. 17. Martelly says he received two letters from Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council warning that to fulfill the...

  • Posted January 2, 2016
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• Lawmaker Calls For Tougher Regulations On Pyrotechnics

  SAN JUAN – Popular Democratic Party Rep. Angel Matos urged local authorities Friday to prosecute individuals involved in pyrotechnic-related incidents during the New Year’s Eve celebration. Matos said Puerto Rico has an explosives law that establishes fines...

  • Posted January 1, 2016
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• Copper Theft: A Lucrative Criminal Activity That Threatens Essential Services

  SAN JUAN – Copper thieves are threatening Puerto Rico’s infrastructure by targeting electrical substations, telephone land lines, construction sites, and vacant homes for profits, a situation that disrupts the flow of electricity and other essential services, according...

  • Posted January 1, 2016
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• Obama Says He’ll Meet With Attorney General On Gun Options

  HONOLULU – President Barack Obama will meet Monday with Attorney General Loretta Lynch to discuss executive actions he could take to make it harder for “a dangerous few” to get their hands on guns. Obama said on...

  • Posted January 1, 2016
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• First Confirmed Case Of The Zika Virus In Puerto Rico

  SAN JUAN – Department of Health Secretary Ana Rius Rivera confirmed Thursday the first case of a Zika virus infection in Puerto Rico. “The patient is a resident of the eastern part of Puerto Rico and there...

  • Posted December 31, 2015
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