Four railroads have asked federal appeals courts to throw out a new rule that would require two-person train crews in most circumstances, saying the mandate is arbitrary, capricious and an […]
Maine shooter’s commanding Army officer says he had limited oversight of the gunman
AUGUSTA, Maine — The commanding officer of an Army reservist responsible for the deadliest shooting in Maine history acknowledged to an independent commission on Thursday that he didn’t get deeply […]
Man accused of lighting fire outside Bernie Sanders’ office had past brushes with the law
The man accused of starting a fire outside U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Vermont office a week ago has had past brushes with the law involving guns and a history of […]
Posthumous memoir by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be published Oct. 22
NEW YORK — A memoir Alexei Navalny began working on in 2020 will be published this fall. “Patriot,” which publisher Alfred A. Knopf is calling the late Russian opposition leader’s […]
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg says Trump’s hush money criminal trial isn’t about politics
NEW YORK — When he was elected two years ago as Manhattan’s first Black district attorney, Alvin Bragg spoke candidly about his unease with the job’s political demands. A former […]
Federal appeals court hearing arguments on nation’s first ban on gender-affirming care for minors
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal appeals court will hear arguments Thursday over Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for minors, as the fight over the restrictions on transgender youths […]
China sanctions 2 U.S. companies over ‘support for arms sales to Taiwan’
China has sanctioned two U.S. companies over what it says is their support for arms sales to Taiwan, the self-governing island democracy Beijing claims as its own territory to be […]
Biden awards $830 million to toughen nation’s infrastructure against climate change
DETROIT — The Biden administration on Thursday awarded $830 million in grants to fund 80 projects aimed at toughening the nation’s aging infrastructure against the harmful impacts of climate change. […]
Biden to meet with Philippines, Japanese leaders as worry grows about Chinese action in Indo-Pacific
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is bringing together Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House on Thursday as the […]
Ukraine's parliament has passed a controversial law to boost much-needed conscripts and fill army ranks
Ukraine’s parliament has passed a controversial law to boost much-needed conscripts and fill army ranks Source link