Former New York City police commissioner Howard Safir dies
Howard Safir, the former New York City police commissioner whose four-year tenure in the late 1990s included sharp declines in the city’s murder tolls but also some of its most notorious episodes of police killings of Black men, has died
2023-09-13 07:49
House passes bipartisan measures targeting Iran over death of Mahsa Amini, missile program
The U.S. House has overwhelmingly approved several measures targeting Iran for its human rights record and placing restrictions on the country’s ability to import or export its expanding arsenal of weapons
2023-09-13 07:48
US says Elon Musk should not be immune to testifying about the former Twitter
The U.S. government says the former Twitter’s request to end oversight of its data privacy and security practices is “meritless” and owner Elon Musk should not be immune to testifying about the company since he has “first-hand knowledge” of the conduct being investigated
2023-09-13 07:27
Drew Barrymore dropped as National Book Awards host after her talk show resumes during strike
The National Book Awards have dropped Drew Barrymore as the host for this year’s ceremony, a day after her talk show taped its first episode since the Hollywood writers strike began
2023-09-13 07:20
Colombia deadliest country for environmentalists - report
A study shows 60 environmental activists were killed in Colombia in 2022 out of 177 murdered worldwide.
2023-09-13 07:18
UN panel urged to declare US reporter's Russian detention arbitrary
The Wall Street Journal's parent company on Tuesday requested that a panel of UN experts declare its correspondent Evan Gershkovich, who is in Russian jail...
2023-09-13 07:17
No identifiable relationship between deaths of 12 horses at Kentucky racetrack, investigation says
An investigation into 12 horse fatalities at the famed horse racing track Churchill Downs found no causal relationship between the horse deaths and the track, but the report cited concerns about increased risk for some horses due to the frequency and cadence of their exercise schedules.
2023-09-13 06:58
Biden approval edges up to highest level since March - Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's public approval rating edged up this month to 42%, its highest level since March,
2023-09-13 06:58
Bipartisan push to ban deceptive AI-generated ads in US elections
Two Democratic and two Republican U.S. senators on Tuesday introduced legislation to ban the use of artificial intelligence
2023-09-13 06:46
Hillary Clinton steps over the White House threshold in yet another role
Hillary Clinton has stepped over the White House threshold in yet another role
2023-09-13 06:46
Political ad spending for 2024 election cycle projected to top $10 billion, breaking records
The 2024 election cycle is projected to be the most expensive to date, with anticipated ad spending of $10.2 billion across all platforms.
2023-09-13 06:45
Wisconsin's Democratic governor rejects surprise GOP support for nonpartisan redistricting
Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers shot down a surprise Republican plan to enact a nonpartisan redistricting process as “bogus,” a proposal floated Tuesday in an effort to preempt the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court from tossing the current GOP-drawn maps
2023-09-13 06:27