Nation and World
-
Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s rebel-held capital and port city after Houthi attack targets Israel
Dec 19, 2024 5:12 am - A series of intense Israeli airstrikes shook Yemen's rebel-held capital and a port city early Thursday and killed at least nine people, officials said, shortly after a Houthi missile targeted central Israel.
-
Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband found guilty of rapes, sentenced to 20 years in prison in France
Dec 19, 2024 5:09 am - A court in France on Thursday sentenced the ex-husband of Gisèle Pelicot to 20 years of imprisonment for drugging and raping her and allowing other men to rape her while she was unconscious, in abuse that lasted nearly a decade.
-
Amazon workers strike at Skokie, other facilities as Teamsters seek labor contract
Dec 19, 2024 5:01 am - Workers at seven Amazon facilities went on strike Thursday, an effort by the Teamsters to pressure the e-commerce company for a labor agreement during a key shopping period.
-
Judge: Pardoning Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes for Capitol riot plot would be ‘frightening’
Dec 18, 2024 9:26 pm - WASHINGTON — The federal judge who presided over the seditious conspiracy case against Oath Keepers members said Wednesday that it would be “frightening” if the anti-gove...
-
Bird flu: Louisiana patient is first severe case and California declares emergency
Dec 18, 2024 9:23 pm - Health officials on Wednesday confirmed the first known severe illness in the U.S. caused by bird flu, and California's governor declared a state of emergency as the viru...
-
Wisconsin school shooter had 2 handguns, used only 1 in attack that killed student, teacher
Dec 18, 2024 9:19 pm - MADISON, Wis. — The shooter at a religious school in Wisconsin had two handguns with her but used only one in the attack that killed a teacher and a student and wounded s...
-
Senate passes defense bill that will raise troop pay and aims to counter China’s power
Dec 18, 2024 7:57 pm - WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a defense bill Wednesday that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members, aims to counter China's growing power ...
-
A government shutdown looked unlikely. Then Elon Musk took to X.
Dec 18, 2024 7:41 pm - Congressional leaders had lined up on Tuesday to approve a spending bill that would avert a government shutdown — before Elon Musk, President-elect Donald Trump’s “first ...
-
House Ethics Committee secretly voted to release Matt Gaetz ethics report, source says
Dec 18, 2024 2:55 pm - The House Ethics Committee voted in secret to release the long-awaited ethics report into ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz, raising the possibility that the allegations against the Florida Republican who was President-elect Donald Trump's first choice for attorney general could be made public in the coming days.
-
Russia says suspect detained in the killing of a senior general in Moscow
Dec 18, 2024 7:05 am - Russia's security service said Wednesday that it has detained a suspect in the killing of a senior general in Moscow.