UNITED NATIONS — Russia has circulated a U.N. resolution calling on all countries to take urgent action to prevent putting weapons in outer space “for all time” a week after […]
Appeals court rejects climate change lawsuit by young Oregon activists against US government
SEATTLE — A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday rejected a long-running lawsuit brought by young Oregon-based climate activists who argued that the U.S. government’s role in climate change violated […]
Solomon Islands lawmakers elect former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as the new prime minister (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert misspelled his surname as Manale.)
Solomon Islands lawmakers elect former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as the new prime minister (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert misspelled his surname as Manale.) Source link
Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens must remain jailed, appeals court rules
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a bid to release from jail a former FBI informant who is charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President […]
Authorities say police killed armed student outside Wisconsin middle school, no others hurt
Authorities say police killed armed student outside Wisconsin middle school, no others hurt Source link
Columbia University student journalists had an up-close view for days of drama
Student journalists on the Columbia University campus knew what was coming long before police with riot shields arrived to begin arresting the pro-Palestinian protesters. They had watched the situation spiral […]
An abortion rights initiative in South Dakota receives enough signatures to make the ballot
Supporters of a South Dakota abortion rights initiative submitted far more signatures than required Wednesday to make the ballot this fall. But its outcome is unclear in the conservative state, […]
Maryland approves more than $3M for a man wrongly imprisoned for three decades
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland officials on Wednesday approved more than $3 million in compensation for a Baltimore man who spent 31 years in prison on a wrongful murder conviction. Gov. […]
Advocates say Supreme Court must preserve new, mostly Black US House district for 2024 elections
NEW ORLEANS — Voting rights advocates said Wednesday they will go to the Supreme Court in hopes of preserving a new majority Black congressional district in Louisiana for the fall […]
A retired teacher saw inspiration in Columbia’s protests. Eric Adams called her an outside agitator
NEW YORK — Before police officers poured into Columbia University on Tuesday night, arresting more than 100 people as they cleared an occupied school building and tent encampment, New York […]