Washington Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Wednesday praised a ruling this week that affirmed his power to remove the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Richmond’s Monument Avenue, saying the decision brings the city “into the 21st century.”
A Virginia police officer was fatally shot during a traffic stop and responding law enforcement killed the alleged shooter
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A police officer in northern Virginia was shot to death Friday afternoon during a traffic stop, and responding law enforcement fatally shot his killer, hanno detto le autorità. Officer Dominic "Nick" Winum, 48, had been wi...
Golden Trump statue turns heads at CPAC
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Orlando, Florida With the first full day of the Conservative Political Action Conference underway, there's already an indisputable star: an outrageously golden statue of Donald Trump wearing shorts and flip-flops. T ...
Dolly Parton says ‘thanks, but no thanks’ to a statue of her at the Tennessee capitol
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Dolly Parton has told Tennessee lawmakers that actually, no, she doesn't want a statue of her erected at the Tennessee Capitol. All'inizio di quest'anno, a Tennessee representative proposed the statue idea to honor Parton...
Il partito al governo giapponese deve affrontare la reazione del sessismo in quanto invita le donne a guardare ma non parlare alle riunioni chiave
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Hong Kong Una settimana dopo il Tokyo 2020 Il capo delle Olimpiadi si è dimesso sulla scia dei commenti sessisti, un altro leader ottuagenario maschio in Giappone ha attirato l'ira pronunciando osservazioni misogine. Toshihiro Nikai, secr ...
Cuomo said ‘he can destroy me’: NY assemblyman alleges governor threatened him over nursing homes scandal
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been pleading with lawmakers for support and even threatening political retribution against Democrats who have criticized him in an aggressive effort to contain political fallout from ...
This state allows a companion for seniors to get the vaccine too. It has spurred online scams, governor says
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Caregiver vaccine scams are popping up in Massachusetts after the state announced that companions who bring people over the age of 75 to an appointment can get vaccinated themselves. "We have heard some pretty dis...
Biden e Democrats si preparano ad agire velocemente sui giudici, avendo imparato la lezione da Trump
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Il presidente Joe Biden era in carica da meno di una settimana quando un giudice federale ha emesso un'ingiunzione a livello nazionale che bloccava una delle sue prime azioni relative all'immigrazione. L'ordine è stato una vittoria per il procuratore generale del Texas ...
Virginia one step closer to abolishing death penalty after state Senate approves bill
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Virginia's state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would abolish the death penalty, putting the southern state on the path to become the 23rd state to end capital punishment. The Commonwealth has executed more peo...
Is California going to recall *another* governor?
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Fortunes can change in a moment in politics. In the spring of 2020, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) was riding high, bolstered by his perceived able handling of the coronavirus pandemic in the state. Today he faces...
New York governor signs bill to repeal ‘walking while trans’ ban
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New York New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Tuesday repealing a controversial statute commonly known as the "walking while trans" ban. Both houses of the New York Legislature voted Tuesday to pass the bill that...
White House reached out to Manchin after Harris’ West Virginia interview
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The White House called Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin after Vice President Kamala Harris conducted interviews with West Virginia media, according to a person with knowledge of the conversation. The outreach comes after...
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained, says ruling party spokesman
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Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other top government figures have been detained, a spokesman for the governing National League for Democracy told CNN on Monday. "State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and some oth...