Nation and World Politics
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‘Our lives are at stake’: U.S. citizens with Lombard roots stuck in Gaza
Jan 23, 2024 12:59 pm - The Elagha family was shaken awake early last Wednesday by a pre-dawn Israeli airstrike outside their front door. They’re in at least their third home in Gaza in the past...
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Could Georgia's Fani Willis be removed from prosecuting Donald Trump?Jan 23, 2024 12:19 pm - ATLANTA — Accusations that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had an inappropriate relationship with a special prosecutor she hired to seek convictions of Donald...
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Biden and Harris team up to campaign for abortion rights in Virginia
Jan 23, 2024 9:30 am - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will share the stage on Tuesday in Virginia as they campaign for abortion rights, a top issue for Democr...
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Haley vows to stay in GOP race as Trump seeks commanding victory in New Hampshire
Jan 23, 2024 9:27 am - MANCHESTER, N.H. — Former President Donald Trump is aiming for a commanding victory Tuesday in New Hampshire, sure of a sweep of the first two Republican primary races to...
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Alabama calls nitrogen execution method painless and humane, but critics are raising doubts
Jan 23, 2024 8:28 am - MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama, unless stopped by the courts, intends to strap Kenneth Eugene Smith to a gurney Thursday and use a gas mask to replace breathable air with nit...
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Pentagon has no more money for Ukraine as it hosts a meeting of 50 allies on support for Kyiv
Jan 23, 2024 8:21 am - WASHINGTON — For the first time since Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin established the international group to support Ukraine in April 2022, the United States is hosting th...
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21 Israeli troops are killed in the deadliest attack on the military since the Gaza offensive began
Jan 23, 2024 7:20 am - JERUSALEM — Palestinian militants carried out the deadliest single attack on Israeli forces in Gaza since the Hamas raid that triggered the war, killing 21 soldiers, the ...
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Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire Texas installed on US-Mexico border
Jan 22, 2024 2:49 pm - WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed Border Patrol agents to cut razor wire that Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border, while a lawsuit over the wir...
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'America does not do coronations': Haley hopes to stop Trump's march to nomination in New Hampshire
Jan 22, 2024 1:19 pm - MANCHESTER, N.H. — As the last major challenger in Donald Trump 's way to the Republican nomination, Nikki Haley is hoping New Hampshire voters feel so strongly about kee...
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Millions in India celebrate new Hindu temple built on the ruins of razed mosque, in victory for Modi
Jan 22, 2024 7:28 am - AYODHYA, India — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday opened a controversial Hindu temple built on the ruins of a historic mosque in the northern city of Ayodhya...