A bill to ban oil and gas production within a mile of schools and day care centers across New Mexico is among the first published proposals as the state Legislature prepares for a 30-day session that could bring an overhaul to fundamental oil and gas regulations. Regulators in the No. …
Read More »Guatemala's former president released on bond; leaves prison for first time since 2015
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s former President Otto Pérez Molina was released from prison — the first time since his resignation and arrest in 2015 — after posting bond of more than $10.3 million quetzales ($1.3 million), according to his lawyer. Pérez Molina was convicted and sentenced to 16 years …
Read More »Nigerian president suspends Poverty Alleviation minister over claims of questionable banking practices
Nigeria’s president on Monday suspended the country’s minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation over the use of a private bank account for ministry financial transactions in the government’s social welfare program. Betta Edu was suspended with immediate effect while Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency carries out a “thorough investigation” of all …
Read More »Former French President Sarkozy begins a 5-year prison sentence for campaign finance conspiracy
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy entered a prison in Paris on Tuesday to begin serving a five-year sentence for a criminal conspiracy to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya — a historic moment that makes him the first ex-leader of modern France to be imprisoned. Sarkozy, 70, …
Read More »US judge extends order blocking Trump's National Guard deployment in Portland
A federal judge in Oregon on Wednesday extended an emergency order blocking President Donald Trump from immediately deploying some 200 National Guard troops into Portland, delivering a blow, if only temporarily, to Trump’s federalization push. U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, issued the 14-day extension to keep in …
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