Rep. Chris Stewart’s ex-staffer Celeste Maloy wins Utah special election primary to replace him
A former congressional staffer has won the Republican primary in a special election to fill a soon-to-be vacated congressional seat in Utah
2023-09-07 08:21
SafeSport Center 'in potential crisis' according to panel's survey of Olympic system
A wide-ranging survey into the state of the U_S_ Olympic system leveled criticism at the U_S_ Center for SafeSport, with a draft report concluding that feedback collected about the 6-year-old agency “paints a picture of a center in potential crisis.”
2023-09-07 08:20
Biden administration cancels remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska's Arctic Refuge
The Biden administration has canceled the remaining seven oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, overturning sales held in the Trump administration’s waning days and angering Republicans
2023-09-07 08:19
Death toll from Brazilian floods rises to 31
Over thirty people are dead after heavy rains and floods in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, state governor Eduardo Leite said Wednesday.
2023-09-07 08:15
Football coach who won Supreme Court case for right to pray on the field resigns after one game
A Washington state high school football coach who won a Supreme Court case in 2022 after he lost his job for praying at the 50-yard line after games has resigned from his position.
2023-09-07 07:57
Court decriminalises abortion across Mexico
The Supreme Court ruling means all 32 of the country's states can now provide terminations.
2023-09-07 07:56
Thousands of Canada wildfire evacuees allowed to go home
Yellowknife's mayor cautioned returning residents that the city "will look a little bit different".
2023-09-07 07:49
Biden administration cancels years-long attempt to drill in Alaska National Wildlife Refuge
The Biden administration announced Wednesday it will cancel seven Trump-era oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and protect more than 13 million acres in the federal National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, stymieing a years-long attempt to drill in the protected region.
2023-09-07 07:49
Freddie Mercury's prized piano, 'Bohemian Rhapsody' draft are champions at auction
A Victorian-style silver snake bangle Freddie Mercury wore with an ivory satin catsuit in the “Bohemian Rhapsody” video has sold for the highest price ever paid for a piece of jewelry owned by a rock star
2023-09-07 07:48
Palestinians set out terms for agreeing to historic Saudi-Israeli deal
Palestinian officials push for more control of land in the occupied West Bank ahead of historic talks.
2023-09-07 07:23
Biden cancels Trump drilling leases in Alaska's largest wildlife refuge
But Mr Biden has not reversed his recent approval of an $8bn drilling project in the same region.
2023-09-07 07:21
MLB places Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías on administrative leave after arrest
Julio Urías was placed on administrative leave indefinitely by Major League Baseball, three days after the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher was arrested on suspicion of corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant
2023-09-07 07:21