
California enacts first state tax on guns, ammunition in US
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed into law a first-in-the-nation state excise
2023-09-27 09:30

Climate change: Six young people take 32 countries to court
They claim governments' slow action on climate change violates their human rights.
2023-09-27 09:26

Taking off the hijab: 'My dream was to wear what I wanted'
Three Muslim women share their stories of removing their hijabs, despite facing fierce opposition.
2023-09-27 09:20

'They bombed everywhere': Survivors recount Karabakh attack
Survivors in a remote village say three children and two adults were killed, including two boys from one family.
2023-09-27 08:56

White House readies itself for operating in a government shutdown
The White House is now "girding for a shutdown" and senior West Wing officials are drawing up plans for which personnel would be deemed "essential" starting on October 1 as the deadline to fund the government is only a handful of days away.
2023-09-27 08:51

The Senator Menendez case raises major questions for US intelligence
The indictment unveiled on Friday against Sen. Robert Menendez marks another chapter in a series of troubling allegations that have dogged the New Jersey Democrat for years, marking the second time in a decade that he has faced corruption charges. The question the indictment leaves unanswered is, did the Egyptian government target an influential United States senator to do its bidding on Capitol Hill?
2023-09-27 08:45

Asia Stocks Set to Decline Amid Bearish Sentiment: Markets Wrap
Asian stocks look set to follow Wall Street lower as investors contemplate a protracted period of higher interest
2023-09-27 08:23

Surviving members of the Little Rock Nine raise concerns about history education nationwide
Surviving members of the Little Rock Nine -- Black students who were the first to desegregate schools and break the color barrier in Arkansas -- said they are "as bewildered as they were" more than 65 years ago by moves around the nation to limit access to portions of American history.
2023-09-27 07:45

Biden dog Commander bites another Secret Service agent
This is the 11th time Commander has bitten a guard at the White House or the Biden family home.
2023-09-27 07:21

The first time a president went to ... (in photos)
It was a shorter distance through US history from the White House to the Soviet Union or North Korea than to an autoworkers picket line in Michigan.
2023-09-27 06:29

Cassidy Hutchinson tells CNN's Jake Tapper that Trump is the 'most grave threat' to American democracy
Cassidy Hutchinson warned Tuesday that her former boss Donald Trump would not have guardrails if he wins a second term as president, arguing that Trump's violations of the Constitution after he lost the election in 2020 should be disqualifying from the White House.
2023-09-27 06:22

New York judge finds Donald Trump liable for fraud
A New York judge has found Donald Trump and his adult sons liable for fraud, saying the Trumps provided false financial statements for roughly a decade.
2023-09-27 05:55