US sanctions Russian intelligence officers over elections interference
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on two Russian intelligence officers who supervised two officers who were recently indicted by the Justice Department for their involvement in the Kremlin’s attempts to influence a local election in the United States
2023-06-24 01:52
2024 GOP candidates call for federal abortion limits ahead of anniversary of Roe reversal
Top Republican presidential candidates are calling for imposing federal limits on abortion, declaring at a gathering of some of their party’s most influential evangelical Christian leaders that the year-old Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade didn’t go far enough
2023-06-24 01:26
Arizona GOP election official sues Kari Lake for defamation
Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, a key GOP election official in Arizona, is suing defeated gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake for defamation, arguing that her repeated false claims of malfeasance in the 2022 election have upended his life.
2023-06-24 00:54
Guatemalans are fed up with corruption ahead of an election that may draw many protest votes
As Guatemala prepares to elect a new president Sunday, its citizens are fed up with government corruption, on edge about crime and struggling with poverty and malnutrition — all of which drives tens of thousands out of the country each year
2023-06-24 00:45
Exclusive: Special counsel trades immunity for fake elector testimony as Jan 6 probe heats up
Special counsel Jack Smith has compelled at least two Republican fake electors to testify to a federal grand jury in Washington in recent weeks by giving them limited immunity, part of a current push by federal prosecutors to swiftly nail down evidence in the sprawling criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
2023-06-24 00:28
Titan sub CEO dismissed safety warnings as 'baseless cries', emails show
Warnings over the sub's safety were dismissed by OceanGate's CEO, emails seen by the BBC show.
2023-06-24 00:20
Pence throws down gauntlet to Trump on abortion
Mike Pence demanded Friday that every US Republican presidential hopeful back a nationwide abortion ban at 15 weeks or earlier as he sought to outflank Donald Trump on an issue his...
2023-06-23 23:57
RTÉ boss Dee Forbes suspended amid Ryan Tubridy payment row
It comes after RTÉ admits presenter Ryan Tubridy was paid €345,000 more than was publicly declared.
2023-06-23 21:26
Russia responds to fresh EU sanctions with travel bans
Russia's foreign ministry said on Friday it was expanding the list of people banned from visiting in response
2023-06-23 20:48
Tribute paid to Titan five killed in 'catastrophic implosion' on ocean floor
Tributes from grief-stricken relatives and friends have been pouring in after a "catastrophic implosion" killed all five passengers on board a Titanic-bound submersible at the bottom of the ocean.
2023-06-23 20:46
UK elections watchdog says new voter ID law stopped thousands from casting ballots
Britain’s electoral watchdog says about 14,000 people were prevented from voting in last month’s local elections because of a new law requiring voters to show photo identification
2023-06-23 19:22
Analysis-With U.S. labor tight, union workers make bolder contract demands
By Lisa Baertlein and Bianca Flowers Workers at aerospace supplier Spirit AeroSystems were the latest U.S. union employees
2023-06-23 18:59