New Zealand to boost its defense capabilities as it faces increasing tensions in the Pacific
New Zealand plans to boost its defense capabilities as tensions rise in the Pacific, due in part to a military buildup by China
2023-08-04 08:53
Appeals court allows Biden administration to keep controversial asylum policy in place for now
The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals will allow the Biden administration to carry out a controversial asylum policy that a district court judge had blocked last week, putting that injunction -- a ruling the judge had put on hold for two weeks -- on pause for longer while the case is appealed.
2023-08-04 08:49
Biden asylum restrictions at Mexico border can stay in place for now, appeals court says
By Ted Hesson (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's new regulation restricting asylum access at the U.S.-Mexico border can remain in effect
2023-08-04 08:48
Six Mississippi officers plead guilty to torturing 2 Black men
By Brad Brooks and Kanishka Singh Six white former Mississippi law enforcement officers pleaded guilty on Thursday to
2023-08-04 08:26
Suspect in Idaho killings will use an alibi defense but doesn't claim to have been at a specific location, attorneys say
Attorneys for a man accused of killing four University of Idaho students last year say they will be using an alibi defense, but do not have one specific location for where he was, they said in a court document filed Wednesday.
2023-08-04 08:22
California school district at center of earlier controversy is sued over critical race theory ban
A Southern California school board at odds with state officials and local residents this summer over its rejection of social studies curriculum that includes gay rights is now being sued regarding a different policy decision.
2023-08-04 07:48
A Learjet pilot thought he was cleared to take off. He wasn't. Luckily, JetBlue pilots saw him
Federal investigators say the pilot of a charter jet took off without permission, causing an approaching JetBlue plane to cancel its landing at the last second
2023-08-04 07:26
Justice Kagan supports ethics code but says Supreme Court divided on how to proceed
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan says she supports an ethics code for the court but that there wasn't consensus among the justices on how to proceed
2023-08-04 07:25
US CDC panel recommends Sanofi-AstraZeneca's preventive RSV therapy for babies
(Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said its advisory panel on Thursday recommended use of Sanofi
2023-08-04 07:22
Takeaways from the arraignment of Donald Trump in the special counsel's election subversion case
Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in a Washington, DC, federal courthouse Thursday to federal criminal charges stemming from his plots to overturn the 2020 election, in a 27-minute proceeding where the first flashes of the defense's tactics emerged.
2023-08-04 07:19
Florida effectively bans advanced psychology course over LGBTQ content - course developer
By Sharon Bernstein Florida has told school superintendents that the Advanced Placement psychology course offered to high school
2023-08-04 07:15
Judge rejects attempt to temporarily block Connecticut's landmark gun law passed after Sandy Hook
A federal judge has rejected a request to temporarily block Connecticut’s landmark 2013 gun control law passed after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting until a gun rights group’s lawsuit against the statute has concluded
2023-08-04 07:15