Louisiana school board and federal government end 61 years of segregation monitoring

BOSSIER CITY, La. — A Louisiana school board and the federal government have agreed to end more than 60 years of oversight meant to end segregation. The agreement was announced Thursday on the first day of classes for Bossier Parish Schools near Shreveport. “Dismissal of the case allows us the freedom to make our own … Read more

Justice Department monitoring polling sites in 3 Arizona counties

Justice Department monitoring polling sites in 3 Arizona counties – CBS News Watch CBS News The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it is monitoring polling sites in three Arizona counties as voters cast ballots in the state’s primary elections. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small breaks down the races we’re watching. Source link

U.S. says it is monitoring oil markets for price-fixing as it urges states to do the same

U.S. antitrust regulators said Friday they are closely monitoring oil markets for potential price-fixing or market monopolization, and they urged state attorneys general to assist in investigating unlawful conduct. “Recent volatility in crude oil prices does not suspend either the antitrust laws or state consumer protection laws, and it does not authorize companies to manipulate … Read more

U.S. monitoring Chinese activity in South China Sea

Tensions between China and the Philippines, a key American ally, intensified this week. U.S. intelligence agencies are closely monitoring activity around the disputed Scarborough Shoal, according to U.S. officials. The officials say the Chinese government installed what Beijing has called a “scientific structure” in the middle of the reef, angering the Philippines. CBS News’ James … Read more

U.S. monitoring Chinese activity in South China Sea around disputed shoal

Washington — U.S. intelligence agencies are closely monitoring activity at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea amid growing concerns that China may be laying the groundwork for a more permanent presence at one of the region’s most volatile maritime flash points, a move that could further inflame tensions with the Philippines and test … Read more

Latest details on hantavirus monitoring in the U.S.

The Centers for Disease Control says 41 people are being monitored for hantavirus in the U.S. Eighteen passengers from the cruise ship are being monitored in Nebraska and Georgia, and seven who had returned home before the outbreak were identified. About 16 people may have been exposed on flights to one symptomatic passenger. Lana Zak … Read more

Americans From Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Arrive in US for Monitoring

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