Nation and World Politics
-
Israel deepens its operation in Gaza City in pursuit of militants. Thousands flee again
Jul 08, 2024 7:28 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces advanced deeper into the Gaza Strip's largest city in pursuit of militants who had regrouped there, sending thousands of Palest...
-
A major Russian missile attack on Ukraine kills at least 28 people and hits a children’s hospital
Jul 08, 2024 7:20 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Russian missiles blasted cities across Ukraine on Monday, damaging the country's largest children's hospital and other buildings in a fierce assault that ...
-
‘We’ve got to be better’: Schneider discusses protests, vandalism with constituentsJul 07, 2024 5:34 pm - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider met with constituents at a Buffalo Grove restaurant Sunday, when he discussed recent protests outside his Highland Park home and vandalism outside his Capitol Hill office.
-
To a defiant Biden, the 2024 race is up to the voters, not to Democrats on Capitol HillJul 07, 2024 10:00 am - WILMINGTON, Del. — To a defiant President Joe Biden, the 2024 election is up to the public — not the Democrats on Capitol Hill. But the chorus of Democratic voices callin...
-
Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?
Jul 07, 2024 6:00 am - Organizers in Arizona and Nebraska turned in more than enough signatures Wednesday to put abortion-related ballot questions before voters in November's election if a suff...
-
Geneva’s Viking ship gets VIP visitorJul 05, 2024 3:10 pm - Norway’s President of the Storting, or parliament, Masud Gharahkhani visited Geneva Friday as part of a tour of the Midwest. Gharahkhani, whose position is akin to the U.S. Speaker of the House, visited the Viking ship and library.
-
‘A vile act of hate’: Display about hostages outside Rep. Schneider’s office vandalizedJul 05, 2024 11:48 am - For the second time in less than a week, a Jewish congressman from the North suburbs was the target of antisemitism, his office reported Friday.
-
Ballot drop boxes returning to Wisconsin following top court decision
Jul 05, 2024 9:52 am - Liberals on the Wisconsin Supreme Court cleared the way Friday for the use of absentee-ballot drop boxes, changing the rules for voting four months before the presidentia...
-
Biden faces critical day to push back against calls to withdraw
Jul 05, 2024 8:09 am - President Biden arrives Friday in Madison, Wis., for what will be a critical few hours as he holds a rally attempting to inject new life into a flagging campaign and sits...
-
Israel conducts military operation in the area of the West Bank city of Jenin; 7 Palestinians killed
Jul 05, 2024 8:06 am - JERUSALEM — Palestinian authorities say seven people were killed Friday during an Israeli military operation in the area of the West Bank city of Jenin, where the Israeli...