Typhoon Lan makes landfall in Japan, thousands urged to seek safety
TOKYO (Reuters) -Nearly 900 flights in Japan were cancelled and 240,000 people were ordered to move to safety as a
2023-08-16 13:27
Trump's allies have long faced legal troubles, but this time is different because he is too
The power of the presidency always lures those seeking reflected glory. And Donald Trump's riotous palace court -- renowned for lax Oval Office walk-in privileges -- was a pageant of characters who might normally have gotten nowhere near a president.
2023-08-16 13:21
Who wants to fly over Taliban-held Afghanistan? New FAA rules allow it, but planes largely avoid it
Two years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the United States has begun easing rules that could allow commercial airlines to fly over the country in routes that cuts time and fuel consumption for East-West travel
2023-08-16 13:15
North Carolina GOP seeks to override governor's veto of bill banning gender-affirming care for youth
Transgender rights are taking center stage in North Carolina as the GOP-controlled General Assembly plans votes Wednesday seeking to override the governor’s veto of legislation banning gender-affirming health care for minors
2023-08-16 13:15
Tech company behind Kentucky school bus problems had similar issues in Ohio last year
The company behind a disastrous change to a Kentucky city’s school bus routes that resulted in more than a week of canceled classes had similar problems in two cities in neighboring Ohio last year
2023-08-16 12:51
An abandoned desert village an hour from Dubai offers a glimpse at the UAE's hardscrabble past
Nestled in the sand dunes an hour’s drive from the skyscrapers of Dubai, a desert village abandoned in the 1990s stands as an eerie relic of the rapid urbanization of the United Arab Emirates
2023-08-16 12:50
UN envoy says ICC should prosecute Taliban for crimes against humanity for denying girls education
The U.N. special envoy for global education says the International Criminal Court should prosecute Taliban leaders for crimes against humanity for denying education and employment to Afghan girls and women
2023-08-16 12:27
Pushing back on limits elsewhere, Vermont’s lieutenant governor goes on banned books tour
As some states ban or restrict certain books in schools and libraries, Vermont’s lieutenant governor is on a statewide banned book reading tour, highlighting what he calls the importance of representation, free speech, open dialogue and exchange of ideas
2023-08-16 12:19
Trump enjoys strong support among Republicans. The general election could be a different story
After every indictment that has come his way, Donald Trump has boasted that his standing among Republicans only improves — and he has a point
2023-08-16 12:16
Prosecutors weigh second gun analysis in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin
Prosecutors have received a second expert analysis of the revolver fired in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of a Western film in New Mexico, as they weigh whether to refile charges against the actor
2023-08-16 10:59
Trump expected to be booked at Fulton County jail, sheriff says
Former President Donald Trump is expected to surrender at the Fulton County jail, the local sheriff said Tuesday in a statement, along with the other 18 co-defendants charged on Monday in the Georgia 2020 election subversion case.
2023-08-16 10:22
Special counsel investigating Jan. 6 sought Trump's direct messages from Twitter, court transcripts reveal
The special counsel's investigation into Donald Trump and the aftermath of the 2020 election sought the former president's Twitter direct messages, of which there were many, federal prosecutors and lawyers for Twitter revealed in newly unsealed transcripts from February court hearings about the search warrant.
2023-08-16 09:55