Laphonza Butler makes history as first out LGBTQ Senate Judiciary Committee member
California Sen. Laphonza Butler will fill the Senate Judiciary Committee seat left empty by the passing of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a history-making move that also gives Democrats back their razor-thin control of the powerful committee tasked with vetting federal judicial nominees.
2023-10-19 04:50
Voter fraud charges dropped against 69-year-old Black woman
Prosecutors dropped the charges against a 69-year-old Black woman arrested last month on voter fraud charges in Tallahassee, Florida.
2023-10-19 04:17
Nestlé Irish baby milk factory to close as China birth rate drops
500 jobs will be lost due to the closure of the Limerick based factory.
2023-10-19 03:23
Flailing House GOP needs a Plan D. It might involve Democrats
The House of Representatives remains in a state of paralysis. There appears to be growing momentum to give some additional power to the placeholder, Rep. Patrick McHenry, whose chief qualification may be that he says he has no real interest in the job of House speaker.
2023-10-19 03:22
US vetoes Security Council call for 'humanitarian pause' in Israel-Hamas war
The United States has vetoed a draft resolution at the UN Security Council which called for a humanitarian pause in besieged Gaza -- sparking more criticism of political paralysis in the powerful global body.
2023-10-19 02:55
How Storm Babet and other UK storms get their names
The UK's latest gale was named after a Dutchwoman who was born during a storm
2023-10-19 02:20
Alex Danzig: Fears grow for much-loved historian kidnapped by Hamas
The abduction of Holocaust expert Alex Danzig has caused particular distress in Israel and Poland.
2023-10-19 00:54
Manchester scientist trapped in Gaza fears being killed in air strikes
Mohammed Ghalayini, from Manchester, is "struggling" to stay hopeful as he shelters in Khan Yunis.
2023-10-19 00:30
Jim Jordan makes second bid for US House Speaker
The Ohio lawmaker's fresh attempt comes a day after 20 of his Republican colleagues voted against him.
2023-10-19 00:26
Ghana floods: ‘My entire farm is under the water and so is my house’
Some 26,000 people have been left homeless after water was released to prevent a dam bursting.
2023-10-18 23:50
FGM: British girl, 3, mutilated on Kenya trip, Old Bailey hears
The alleged crime came to light when the complainant, now aged 21, confided in her English teacher.
2023-10-18 23:21
Swedish, Belgian leaders pay tribute to Brussels attack victims
By Johnny Cotton BRUSSELS Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and his Belgian counterpart Alexander De Croo paid tribute
2023-10-18 19:50