Legal fights over voting districts could play role in control of Congress for 2024
Recent court rulings in some southern states could affect the battle for control of Congress in the 2024 election
2023-09-06 12:26
EPA delays new ozone pollution standards until after 2024 election
The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying plans to tighten air quality standards for ground-level ozone — better known as smog — despite a recommendation by a scientific advisory panel to lower air pollution limits to protect public health
2023-09-06 12:25
Lawyers claim cable TV and phone companies also responsible in Maui fires
Lawyers for residents and business owners of the Hawaiian town devastated by last month’s fires on Maui told a court that cable TV and telephone companies share in responsibility for the disaster
2023-09-06 12:23
The US keeps deporting people to a country that it says is too dangerous for travel
The Biden administration has taken mixed positions on its policies involving Haiti -- with one federal agency warning that the Caribbean country is too dangerous for US citizens, while another agency deports Haitians back to the violence-torn country.
2023-09-06 12:21
Russia is covering aircraft with car tires, potentially to protect them from Ukrainian drones
Moscow's forces have started covering some of their attack aircraft with car tires, in what experts say could be a makeshift attempt to protect them from Ukrainian drone strikes that have had increased recent success in targeting Russian military airports.
2023-09-06 12:20
China authorities arrest 2 for smashing shortcut through Great Wall with excavator
China’s Great Wall has been pierced by Genghis Khan, the Manchus, and now, allegedly, a couple of construction workers named Zheng and Wang who wanted a shortcut
2023-09-06 12:16
An alarming humanitarian crisis and massive sexual violence wrack eastern Congo, UN official says
A senior UN official says the humanitarian situation in conflict-wracked eastern Congo has deteriorated alarmingly in the past 18 months with 8 million people in urgent need of assistance and women and girls subjected to sexual violence on a massive scale -- just in three provinces
2023-09-06 11:59
Suspect indicted on attempted murder charge in explosives attack on Japan's Kishida, report says
Japanese media reports say a man has been indicted on attempted murder and other charges over an explosives attack targeting Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in April
2023-09-06 11:46
Trump critic takes an early lead in a Utah special congressional primary
A moderate former state lawmaker with a record of criticizing Donald Trump took an early lead in a Utah special congressional primary
2023-09-06 11:23
Astros' Altuve homers in first 3 at-bats against Rangers, gets 4 in a row overall
Jose Altuve homered in his first three at-bats for the Houston Astros against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night
2023-09-06 09:46
Ex-White House aide Gabe Amo wins Rhode Island Democratic primary in congressional special election
Former White House aide Gabe Amo has come out on top in a crowded Democratic primary for Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District special election, beating out a slew of fellow candidates to move onto the general election in the heavily Democratic state
2023-09-06 09:29
The videos ISIS didn't want you to see: How grainy security footage could help hold abusers to account
Previously unseen videos from security cameras in a children's hospital in Aleppo that was taken over by ISIS for use as a headquarters give
2023-09-06 09:28