Abortion messaging roils debate over Ohio ballot initiative. Backers said it wasn't about that
The fraught politics of abortion have helped turn an August ballot question in Ohio that would make it harder to change the state constitution into a cauldron of misinformation and fear-mongering
2023-07-25 00:00
Texas governor to defy DOJ request to remove floating barriers in Rio Grande: 'Texas will see you in court, Mr. President'
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will not be ordering floating barriers to be removed from the Rio Grande, in defiance of the US Department of Justice.
2023-07-24 23:58
Former US Sen. Kelly Ayotte throws hat into race for New Hampshire governor
Former New Hampshire U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte has announced she’s running for governor, days after fellow Republican Chris Sununu said he’s not seeking reelection to a fifth term in 2024
2023-07-24 23:53
Police remove Greta Thunberg from protest hours after fine
Swedish police removed climate campaigner Greta Thunberg from a protest on Monday, an AFP photographer reported, hours after a court fined her for disobeying law...
2023-07-24 23:52
With ‘Barbie,’ Greta Gerwig breaks a box office record for female directors
“Barbie” didn’t just break the opening weekend record for 2023; It also shattered the first weekend record for a film directed by a woman
2023-07-24 23:46
UN chief urges Russia to revive grain deal with Ukraine, warning 'the most vulnerable' will suffer
The leader of the United Nations has urged Russia to resume the internationally-brokered deal so that grain can be shipped from Ukraine's Black Sea ports during the war
2023-07-24 23:20
US announces punitive measures over concerns that Cambodia's elections were 'neither free nor fair'
Cambodia’s longtime ruling party is lauding its landslide victory in weekend elections as a clear mandate for the next five years
2023-07-24 22:51
Analysis-Spain's Vox party stumbles, testing limits of European far-right advance
By David Latona, Maria Martinez and Matthias Williams MADRID/BERLIN The far-right Vox party lost seats in Spain's elections
2023-07-24 22:46
Canada PM Trudeau plans cabinet reshuffle this week - sources
By Steve Scherer and David Ljunggren OTTAWA - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is planning to reshuffle his cabinet this
2023-07-24 22:18
What is Israel's judicial overhaul and why are people protesting?
Israel's parliament on Monday passed the controversial "reasonableness" bill, the first major legislation in the government's plan to weaken the judiciary, despite six months of protests and American pressure against the most significant shakeup to the court system since the country's founding.
2023-07-24 21:58
French national police chief says officers under investigation 'have no place in prison'
France’s national police chief has said that law enforcement officers under investigation shouldn’t be jailed like ordinary citizens amid a walkout by numerous Marseille police over the detention of a colleague for his actions during nationwide riots
2023-07-24 21:56
China wins two gold medals at the swimming worlds. Americans finish 1-2 in women’s 200-meter medley
China dominated the second day of the swimming world championships by winning back-to-back gold medals in the first 10 minutes of the session
2023-07-24 21:29