WASHINGTON — Legislation to broadly regulate college sports has cleared a first major hurdle in the Senate as high-profile supporters, including prominent coaches and the NCAA, mount an all-out push for the legislation ahead of the midterm elections. The Senate voted 74-24 Tuesday to begin consideration of the bill, a significant step forward. The legislation
READ MOREA bribery trial starts this week for a Washington, D.C., Council member accused of accepting cash from an associate in exchange for using his elected position to help extend city contracts for the associate’s businesses WASHINGTON — A bribery trial starts this week for a Washington, D.C., Council member accused of accepting cash from an
READ MORENEW YORK — Federal authorities charged a dozen people Tuesday for fraudulently collecting more than $10 million in government childcare payments, when the operators had few or even no actual children attending their facilities. The charges, jointly announced in San Diego by the Justice Department and the criminal investigations division of the IRS, are the
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