Washington & Politics

GOP legislators protest Indiana University’s vaccine order

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INDIANAPOLIS — Nearly 20 state legislators are protesting Indiana University’s decision to require all students and employees to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, and they want...

Vatican issues a street art stamp, ends up getting sued

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ROME — One night in early 2019, Rome street artist Alessia Babrow glued a stylized image of Christ she had made onto a bridge...

Arkansas school apologizes for inaccuracies in yearbook

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BENTONVILLE, Ark. — School leaders in northwest Arkansas are apologizing for inaccuracies printed in a junior high yearbook, including a current events section that...

As deadlines slip, Biden agenda faces crucial assessment

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan is hitting roadblocks. A policing overhaul after the killing of George Floyd is up in...

State board urges renaming of 2 Virginia community colleges

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RICHMOND, Va. — The board that oversees Virginia’s community colleges has asked two schools to reconsider their decisions to keep names that honor people...

US: Interim Bolivia official took bribes in tear gas deal

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MIAMI — A former senior Bolivian official has been arrested for allegedly seeking at least $582,000 in kickbacks from a group of Florida-based businessmen...

Judge: Man charged with bringing guns to DC had militia ties

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A Vietnam veteran charged with bringing 11 molotov cocktails and other weapons to Washington on the day of the U.S. Capitol...

4th Czech health minister resigns since start of pandemic

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PRAGUE — The Czech Republic on Tuesday lost its fourth health minister since the coronavirus pandemic struck last year. ...

San Diego gives vaccines to Mexican workers at border plants

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MEXICO CITY — MEXICO CITY — San Diego County and private businesses have donated 10,000 coronavirus vaccines to vaccinate workers at U.S.-owned border assembly...

Citizenship agency eyes improved service without plan to pay

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Less than a year after being on the verge of furloughing about 70% of employees to plug a funding shortfall, the U.S. agency that...