North Carolina governor vetoes trio of LGBTQ+ restrictions in ongoing fight with GOP supermajority
North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a trio of bills aimed at LGBTQ+ youth that would restrict gender-affirming health care and sports participation for transgender minors and limit classroom instruction about gender identity and sexuality
2023-07-06 04:27
LA County sheriff's department calls video of deputy tackling woman 'disturbing,' opens inquiry
The Los Angeles County sheriff says video footage of a deputy violently throwing a woman to the ground while she filmed her husband being handcuffed in a grocery store parking lot is “disturbing."
2023-07-06 04:27
UN observers urge access to Ukraine nuclear plant
UN observers appealed on Wednesday for greater access to Europe's largest nuclear plant, after Moscow and Kyiv traded accusations over a possible "catastrophic" act of sabotage...
2023-07-06 04:24
Russian journalist sustained a brain injury and fractures during a brutal beating in Chechnya
A prominent Russian investigative reporter has received a brain injury and multiple fractures when she and a lawyer accompanying her were brutally beaten by unidentified assailants in the Russian province of Chechnya
2023-07-06 03:56
Biden tells Swedish PM 'looking forward' to NATO bid's approval
US President Joe Biden told Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Wednesday that he is "looking forward" to Sweden's stalled NATO membership bid winning final approval, as the Western...
2023-07-06 03:51
Iowa's Republican governor calls a special legislative session to revive abortion restrictions
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has called a special legislative session so lawmakers can enact new abortion restrictions
2023-07-06 03:49
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's climate agenda highlights tensions with environmental groups
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and environmental groups are clashing over some climate policies
2023-07-06 03:28
Democrat Mondaire Jones seeks to win back House seat after losing out in NY's redistricting process
Former U.S. Rep. Mondaire Jones is seeking to win back the suburban New York congressional seat he lost after redistricting last year
2023-07-06 03:26
Hunter Biden team is working with a former GOP congressman and Jan. 6 committee aide
Former GOP Rep. Denver Riggleman, who previously served as a senior technical adviser for the House select committee that investigated the January 6, 2021, attack at the US Capitol, is working with the legal team advising President Joe Biden's son.
2023-07-06 03:20
Prosecutors say man went to Obama's DC neighborhood after Trump posted what he claimed was the Obamas' address
A man arrested last week with weapons in former President Barack Obama's Washington, DC, neighborhood began live-streaming in the area shortly after resharing a social media post from Donald Trump in which the former president posted what he claimed was Obama's address, according to federal prosecutors.
2023-07-06 02:56
Biden tries to send a message to allies and adversaries alike during sit-down with Sweden's PM
When President Joe Biden sat down with Sweden's prime minister on Wednesday -- just a week before the annual NATO summit -- he hoped to send a message to allies and adversaries alike.
2023-07-06 02:55
Turkey's Erdogan says Sweden's NATO steps undermined by protests
ISTANBUL Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Sweden has taken steps in the right direction for its NATO bid
2023-07-06 02:25