WASHINGTON — The House will hold a key test vote Wednesday on whether to consider a bill that would reauthorize a crucial national security surveillance program, but the prospects were […]
Trump says Arizona’s abortion ban goes ‘too far’ and defends the overturning of Roe v. Wade
ATLANTA — Donald Trump said Wednesday that an Arizona law that criminalizes nearly all abortions goes too far and called on Arizona lawmakers to change it, while also defending the […]
Japan is giving Washington 250 new cherry trees to replace those to be lost in construction work
WASHINGTON — Japan is giving the United States 250 new cherry trees to help replace the hundreds that are being ripped out this summer as construction crews work to repair […]
Biden considering Australia’s request to drop prosecution of Wikileaks founder
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long U.S. push to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for publishing a […]
Kansas deputy fatally shoots woman holding a knife and scissors
ATTICA, Kan. — A Kansas deputy fatally shot an Oklahoma woman who was wielding a knife and scissors and lunged at another officer, investigators said. A Harper County deputy responded […]
Brazil again postpones visa requirements for US, Canada and Australia, this time until 2025
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s government has postponed until April 2025 tourist visa exemptions for citizens of the U.S., Australia, and Canada that had been scheduled to end on Wednesday. […]
College students are flocking to the Marriage Pact, mostly for fun, but some find lasting love
NEW YORK — It’s the stuff of movies: Two friends vow to marry each other if they’re not hitched by a specified future date or age. Well, the Marriage Pact, […]
Kentucky governor cites higher incarceration costs in veto of criminal justice bill
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s Democratic governor vetoed a GOP-backed criminal justice bill that would impose harsher sentences for a range of crimes, saying it would saddle the state with sharply […]
Videos show Chicago police fired nearly 100 shots over 41 seconds during fatal traffic stop
CHICAGO — Plainclothes Chicago police officers fired nearly 100 gunshots over 41 seconds during a traffic stop that left one man dead and one officer injured, according to graphic video […]
Judge in Trump’s classified files case agrees to redact witness names, granting prosecution request
WASHINGTON — The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump granted a request by prosecutors on Tuesday aimed at protecting the identities of potential […]