World & Nation
Florida lawmakers met with hundreds of Nicaraguan immigrants living at a stadium in Miami to pledge support, but they warned that funds to help them find jobs and homes “don’t come easily.”
Jan. 15, 1989
Americans age 65 to 69 could be free to work in the next month or two without losing Social Security benefits like they do now, a Republican backing the change in rules said Saturday.
Feb. 20, 2000
Obituaries
Frank Tripucka, 85, Broncos quarterback in first AFL season; Reiko Douglas, 77, popular TV talk show guest; A.C. Crispin, 63, author of ‘Star Trek’ tie-in books; Rep. E. Clay Shaw, 74, backed welfare reform
Sept. 12, 2013
Politics
Social Security benefits would be increased for about 120,000 widows and divorced women under legislation passed unanimously Tuesday by the House, although Democrats say millions more women should be helped.
May 15, 2002
Nursing homes concerned about federal cuts that will leave thousands of immigrants without Medicaid coverage are denying admission even to immigrants who will not lose coverage, according to the New York Times.
April 20, 1997
Privacy: A new GAO report sparks concerns over widespread availability and use of the numbers. Congressional hearings are likely.
Feb. 17, 1999
Premier Li Peng met today with the first U.S. congressional delegation to visit China since the military’s violent suppression of the pro-democracy movement in 1989.
Nov. 13, 1990
PASSINGS: Frank Tripucka, Reiko Douglas, A.C. Crispin, Rep. E. Clay Shaw
Congress: Changes to deficit-reduction deal would alter terms of aid to legal immigrants, allow minimum wage for ‘workfare’ to be scrapped.
June 5, 1997
A heated controversy has arisen here regarding the Mexican government’s purported vow to extradite a suspected rapist to the United States in exchange for a Florida lawmaker’s “yes” vote on the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Nov. 20, 1993