Historically, when students at American universities and colleges protest — from the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter — there’s a common refrain that “outside agitators” are to blame. […]
UN World Food Program says more than 300 Afghans have died in flash floods
UN World Food Program says more than 300 Afghans have died in flash floods Source link
Amid GOP focus on elections, Georgia Republicans remove officer found to have voted illegally
ATLANTA — Georgia’s Republican Party has removed one of its officers after an administrative law judge found he voted illegally nine times after moving to the state. The state Republican […]
Honolulu agrees to 4-month window to grant or deny gun carrying licenses after lawsuit over delays
HONOLULU — Honolulu has agreed to grant or deny applications to carry guns in public within four months of submission in response to a lawsuit by residents who complained of […]
Police arrest 3 suspects in rural California shooting that killed 4 and wounded 7
KING CITY, Calif. — Three suspects have been arrested in connection with a March shooting by masked men at a party in rural central California that killed four people and […]
Dog Show 101: What’s what at the Westminster Kennel Club
NEW YORK — To the casual viewer, competing at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show might look pretty simple: Get a dog. Groom it. Pose it. Lead it around a […]
NYC’s Rikers Island jail gets a kid-friendly visitation room ahead of Mother’s Day
NEW YORK — It’s probably the last place a mom wants to spend Mother’s Day with her kids. But a family visiting space at New York City’s notorious Rikers Island […]
700 hotel union workers launch 48-hour strike at Virgin Hotels casino near Las Vegas Strip
LAS VEGAS — About 700 workers walked off the job at a hotel-casino near the Las Vegas Strip at dawn Friday, in what union organizers said would be a 48-hour […]
Judge strikes down NY county’s ban on female transgender athletes
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — A New York judge on Friday struck down a Long Island county’s order banning female transgender athletes after a local women’s roller derby league challenged it. […]
Trump trial turns to sex, bank accounts and power: Highlights from the third week of testimony
WASHINGTON — The alleged sexual encounter at the center of Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial got a graphic airing in court this past week as porn actor Stormy Daniels […]