DeSantis pitches crackdown on illegal immigration in first major policy proposal of his campaign
In his first major policy rollout of his 2024 presidential campaign, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday proposed a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration, including sending the US military to the border and mass detention and deportation of undocumented people.
2023-06-27 02:26
US lawmakers make new push for expanded drone shootdown authority
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON A group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers said on Monday they are making a new
2023-06-27 01:55
Biden says the US and its allies had nothing to do with Wagner Group's rebellion against Russia
President Joe Biden on Monday emphasized that the United States and its closest allies were not involved in the rebellion by the Wagner Group against the Russian government, his first public comments since the weekend mutiny.
2023-06-27 00:26
Club Q shooting suspect intends to plead guilty to 5 murder charges with life sentences, they tell judge
The suspected gunman accused of killing five people and injuring 19 others last year at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado intends to enter a deal in which they'd plead guilty to five counts of first-degree murder and serve five consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, they told a judge Monday morning.
2023-06-26 23:58
Supreme Court drops case concerning Trump hotel records
The Supreme Court on Monday dropped a case concerning a lower court opinion that allowed for a handful of members of Congress to sue a government agency for records related to the Washington, DC, hotel once owned by former President Donald Trump.
2023-06-26 22:52
2,800 US flights delayed or canceled due to severe storms
More than 2,800 flights across the United States were delayed or canceled Monday after powerful storms ripped through the parts of the country, mainly in the Southeast and the Ohio Valley.
2023-06-26 22:25
Supreme Court leaves in place lower court opinion invalidating North Carolina charter school skirt requirement
The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a lower court opinion that invalidated a code of conduct at a North Carolina publicly funded charter school that required girls to wear skirts in order to "preserve chivalry" based on the belief that every girl is a "fragile vessel."
2023-06-26 21:48
Supreme Court says Louisiana congressional map must be redrawn to add another majority-Black district
The Supreme Court said Monday that Louisiana's congressional map must be redrawn to add a second majority-Black district.
2023-06-26 21:47
Airport worker dies after being 'ingested' into plane engine in Texas
A ground worker was killed at San Antonio International Airport after being "ingested" into a plane's engine Friday, officials said.
2023-06-26 20:27
Putin's humiliation will require the West to reexamine its balancing act to save Ukraine
The world just got a hint of a tantalizing but possibly even more dangerous future without Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Western stakes in the Ukraine war rose significantly as a result.
2023-06-26 19:54
Victims' families, united in grief, face 2 paths to justice as Pittsburgh synagogue shooting death penalty trial moves to next phase
Federal jurors in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial will soon decide whether to sentence the convicted gunman to death or life in prison -- two potential avenues for justice that in the years since the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history have found varying levels of support in an otherwise unified community.
2023-06-26 19:18
Jury set to hear closing arguments in trial of ex-school resource officer who stayed outside during Parkland shooting
Closing arguments are expected Monday in the trial of a former school resource officer who stayed outside during the February 2018 shooting at a Parkland, Florida, high school, in which 17 people were killed and 17 others wounded.
2023-06-26 18:20