Today: September 22, 2024
Today: September 22, 2024

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Russia probing for Ukraine weaknesses as US funding stalls

Russia's military is carrying out probing attacks with barrages of missiles and drones in an attempt to find weaknesses in Ukraine's military as U.S. funding for security

Russia probing for Ukraine weaknesses as US funding stalls
Health|News|Political

North Dakota judge won't block part of abortion law doctors say puts them at risk of prosecution

A North Dakota judge won’t block a part of a state law that doctors say puts them at risk of prosecution if they perform an abortion to save a patient’s life or health

North Dakota judge won't block part of abortion law doctors say puts them at risk of prosecution
World

Explainer-What Turkey gained in delaying Sweden's NATO bid

Turkey's parliament backed Sweden's NATO membership bid on Tuesday, clearing a last major hurdle toward enlarging the Western bloc after 20

Explainer-What Turkey gained in delaying Sweden's NATO bid
Political

Michigan selects its legislative redistricting commissioners the way the ancient Athenians did

A battle over the voting districts in Detroit has landed in the Supreme Court, but any ruling may come too late for 2024 state elections.

Michigan selects its legislative redistricting commissioners the way the ancient Athenians did
World

US determined to remain strong security partner for Nigeria -Blinken

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said the United States is determined to remain a strong security partner for Nigeria, whose military is backed by the U.S.,

US determined to remain strong security partner for Nigeria -Blinken
Political

Why AP isn't using 'presumptive nominee' to describe leading presidential candidates

Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump are the front-runners for their respective parties’ presidential nominations

Why AP isn't using 'presumptive nominee' to describe leading presidential candidates
World

Taiwan president-elect signals desire to join US-led trade framework

Taiwan's president-elect, Lai Ching-te, signalled on Wednesday his desire for Taipei to join the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, considering the island's key role in the

Taiwan president-elect signals desire to join US-led trade framework
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China says it's working to de-escalate tensions in the Red Sea that have upended global trade

China, the world's biggest exporter, says it is deeply concerned about tensions in the Red Sea that have upended global trade by forcing many shippers to avoid the Suez Canal

China says it's working to de-escalate tensions in the Red Sea that have upended global trade
World

Iran bans ex-president Rouhani from running for elite assembly

Iran's hardline Guardian Council has banned former pragmatist President Hassan Rouhani from standing again in an election in March for the Assembly of Experts, which appoints and can

Iran bans ex-president Rouhani from running for elite assembly
World

UK's Cameron to raise concerns over Gaza death toll on Israel visit

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron will travel to Israel on Wednesday where he is expected to raise concerns over the high number of Palestinians killed and push for a "

UK's Cameron to raise concerns over Gaza death toll on Israel visit
World

U.S. lawmakers arrive in Taiwan in post-election show of support

The leaders of the U.S.

U.S. lawmakers arrive in Taiwan in post-election show of support
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Biden to speak at United Auto Workers conference as he woos blue-collar vote in battleground states

President Joe Biden will be the keynote speaker at a United Auto Workers’ political convention as he works to sway blue-collar workers his way in critical auto-making swing states such as Michigan and Wisconsin

Biden to speak at United Auto Workers conference as he woos blue-collar vote in battleground states
Business|Entertainment|News

Disney asks for delay in DeSantis appointees' lawsuit, as worker describes a distracted district

Disney has requested a second court delay in its legal battle with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees over who controls Walt Disney World’s governing district

Disney asks for delay in DeSantis appointees' lawsuit, as worker describes a distracted district
World

Russia seeks emergency UN Security Council session on plane crash

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia has called for an emergency U.N.

Russia seeks emergency UN Security Council session on plane crash
World

Namibia's president Geingob to travel to US for cancer treatment

Namibia's President Hage Geingob will travel to the United States on Wednesday to undergo cancer treatment, the presidency has announced.

Namibia's president Geingob to travel to US for cancer treatment
Entertainment|Environment

Tom Steyer has written a guide to fighting climate change, 'Cheaper, Faster, Better'

Billionaire businessman-environmentalist Tom Steyer has a book out this spring that combines personal and professional stories with a message on how to battle climate change

Tom Steyer has written a guide to fighting climate change, 'Cheaper, Faster, Better'
News

Senator Warren, other Democrats ask Commerce to extend gun export pause, increase oversight -letter

Congressional Democrats, including Senator Elizabeth Warren, again asked the U.S.

Senator Warren, other Democrats ask Commerce to extend gun export pause, increase oversight -letter
Political

Domestic woes put Kim Jong Un on the defensive – and the offensive – in the Korean Peninsula

Amid signs of growing domestic disquiet over his repressive regime, North Korea’s leader is trying to deflect scrutiny by upping war rhetoric.

Domestic woes put Kim Jong Un on the defensive – and the offensive – in the Korean Peninsula
Political

Biden’s use of military in Yemen upsets congressional progressives, but fits with long tradition of presidents exercising commander in chief’s power

In the wake of US attacks against Houthi militants in Yemen, a scholar of presidential power to use the military examines the history and present of the laws around US military action.

Biden’s use of military in Yemen upsets congressional progressives, but fits with long tradition of presidents exercising commander in chief’s power
Entertainment|Political

Trump's live appearances pose a riddle that news executives still haven't solved

News executives are certainly familiar with Donald Trump as he seeks his third straight Republican nomination for president

Trump's live appearances pose a riddle that news executives still haven't solved
News|Political

Trump leans into voter fraud playbook, preparing to cry foul if he loses expected Biden rematch

GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump generally refrains from claiming voter fraud in elections he wins, but he is spending plenty of time laying the groundwork to cry fraud should he lose an expected rematch with President Joe Biden

Trump leans into voter fraud playbook, preparing to cry foul if he loses expected Biden rematch
Health|News|Political|Sports

Ohio bans gender-affirming care and restricts transgender athletes despite GOP governor's veto

The Republican-dominated Ohio Senate has voted to override GOP Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of legislation banning gender-affirming care for minors

Ohio bans gender-affirming care and restricts transgender athletes despite GOP governor's veto
Political

Wisconsin's Democratic governor promises to veto last-ditch Republican redistricting effort

Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has promised to veto a redistricting proposal that the Republican-controlled Assembly passed and that largely mirror maps he proposed, but with changes that would reduce the number of GOP incumbents who would have to face one another in November

Wisconsin's Democratic governor promises to veto last-ditch Republican redistricting effort
Political

Former Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich running for a House seat again, this time as an independent

Former Ohio congressman and two-time Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich is running for Congress again, this time as an independent

Former Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich running for a House seat again, this time as an independent
News|Political

Judge in a bribery case against Honolulu's former top prosecutor is suddenly recusing himself

A month before the start of a trial against Honolulu’s former top prosecutor for allegedly taking campaign donation bribes in exchange for prosecuting an employee of an engineering and architectural firm, the judge who has been presiding over the case for several years is unexpectedly recusing himself

Judge in a bribery case against Honolulu's former top prosecutor is suddenly recusing himself

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