Tag: United States government
CoreCivic to settle shareholders lawsuit for $56 million
<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. — CoreCivic says it will pay $56 million to settle a lawsuit by shareholders who accused the private prison operator of inflating...
Public health seeks steady funding, not feast or famine
Congress has poured tens of billions of dollars into state and local public health departments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, paying for masks,...
US warns against travel to 80% of world due to coronavirus
WASHINGTON — The State Department on Monday urged Americans reconsider any international travel they may have planned and said it would issue specific warnings...
Union accuses Amazon of illegally interfering with vote
<p>NEW YORK — The retail union that failed to organize Amazon workers at a Alabama warehouse wants the results to be thrown out, saying...
Supreme Court rejects appeal over pickup seized at border
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a Kentucky man whose pickup truck was seized at the Mexican border and...
Illinois National Guard activated ahead of Chauvin verdict
CHICAGO — Gov. J.B. Pritzker activated the Illinois National Guard Monday ahead of an expected verdict in the trial of a former Minneapolis police...
Families: 5th body found from capsized ship off Louisiana
<p>CUT OFF, La. — Relatives of crew members who were on a lift boat that capsized off Louisiana last week said they have been...
Citing security, GOP lawmakers zero in on ballot drop boxes
ATLANTA — Atlanta-area voters looking to return their ballots using a drop box in next year’s gubernatorial election will have to do some searching.
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Underwriter withdraws from Alabama prison lease project
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The underwriter for a project to build two prisons in Alabama announced that it is pulling out following criticism that it...
High court seems ready to send virus funds to Alaska Natives
<p>WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed inclined Monday to say that hundreds of millions of dollars in coronavirus relief money tied up in court...