Municipal governments news and stories by mail.com

Please enable JavaScript to experience the full functionality of mail.com.

Municipal governments

Dutch village evacuated as precaution due to wildfire smoke

A village of 4,000 people in the southern Netherlands was evacuated Wednesday as smoke from a wildfire in a nearby national ...

Cameroon's president acknowledges army massacre of civilians

Cameroon's President Paul Biya has acknowledged that the military massacred innocent people, including women and children, ...

Officials: 7 virus cases may be related to in-person voting

Health officials in Wisconsin said they have identified at least seven people who may have contracted the coronavirus from ...

Senate approves $483B virus aid deal, sends it to House

A $483 billion coronavirus aid package flew through the Senate on Tuesday after Congress and the White House reached a deal ...

The Latest: Louisville AD: 15% cut from budget, furloughs

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Louisville athletic director Vince Tyra ...

UN in Libya warns of possible war crimes as fighting rages

The United Nations on Monday warned of rapidly escalating violence and a worsening humanitarian crisis in Libya, which it ...

Rampage leaves 18 dead in Canada's worst mass shooting

Police fanned out across more than a dozen crime scenes Monday after a rampage by a gunman disguised as a police officer left ...

Report says Burkina Faso forces killed 31 unarmed men

Burkina Faso’s security forces reportedly killed 31 unarmed men in the country’s north earlier this month, according to a ...

India reports biggest one-day virus spike as lockdown eased

India recorded its biggest single-day spike in coronavirus cases on Monday as the government eased one of the world's ...

US, UK condemn Hong Kong arrests of democracy advocates

The United States condemned the arrests of at least 14 veteran pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong on charges of joining ...

Trump says he's close to a deal with Congress on virus aid

The Trump administration and Congress are nearing an agreement on an aid package of up to $450 billion to boost a ...

Chief: Man ambushed 3 Texas officers in his home, killing 1

A man who killed one Texas police officer and wounded two others before killing himself was wearing body armor and waiting ...

Video tribute honors Oklahoma bombing victims amid outbreak

Survivors and loved ones of the 168 people who were killed in the Oklahoma City bombing were not able to gather Sunday to ...

Asia Today: S. Korea sees smallest rise in cases in 2 months

South Korea reported just eight more cases of the coronavirus on Sunday, the first time a daily increase has dropped to ...

Ex-mayor who quit after criticizing Trump dies in crash

The former mayor of a Northern California city who stepped down after he harshly criticized President Donald Trump and his ...

Tokyo's homeless seek Olympic Athletes Village as shelter

A group representing the homeless is asking to use the Athletes Village for next year's Tokyo Olympics as a shelter during ...

Guatemala official: 44 deportees tested positive for virus

Forty-four Guatemalans deported on one flight from the United States this week have tested positive for COVID-19, a ...

Amid talk of restarting economy, virus keeps killing in NYC

Hopeful talk about getting people out of their homes and back to work in some parts of the country seems a far cry from the ...

Detroit facing fresh fiscal woes with coronavirus closures

Barely surviving the 2008 economic meltdown and humbled by its 2013 bankruptcy, Detroit’s fiscal future now faces another ...

Missteps mar Puerto Rico's response to the coronavirus

Puerto Rico officials say data that show COVID-19 cases on the island are much lower than in some U.S. states constitute ...