Biden thanks Mexico’s President for helping to capture alleged cartel chief
President Biden on Thursday thanked Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador after the arrest of suspected cartel security chief Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas, also known as “El Nini.” “I want to thank President López Obrador and the Mexican Army and special forces for effectively capturing El Nini, and express our appreciation for the brave men […]
NYC Mayor denies allegations of sexual assault in 1993
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has denied sexual assaulting a woman in 1993, as alleged in a summons filed in Manhattan court this week. The summons was filed under New York State’s Adult Survivors Act, a law that went into effect last Thanksgiving and gave adults a one-year window, until this week, to sue […]
Israel says hostages won’t be released before Friday
During a news conference in Qatar, a spokesperson for ongoing negotiations reported that a first batch of hostages—13 women and children—would be released Friday at 4pm local time (9am ET) after a four-day truce the Israel-Hamas war begins at 7am (12am ET). That announcement came Thursday, after Israel’s National Security Council said in a statement late […]
4 U.S.-Canadian border crossings closed as FBI investigates vehicle explosion
Four border crossings between the U.S. and Canada were closed Wednesday as the FBI investigated a vehicle explosion on the U.S. side of Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls. The Rainbow Bridge connects the two countries across the Niagara River. Three other bridges between Western New York State and Canada were also quickly closed as a […]
Coast Guard searches for oil spill source in Gulf of Mexico
The U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday that as much as 1.1 million gallons of oil may have leaked into the Gulf of Mexico from a pipeline system off Louisiana’s coast. The affected pipeline has been shut down, but the Coast Guard said the exact source and cause of the leak were still to be discovered. […]
Virginia Democrats propose amendment to codify abortion rights
Democrats who newly control Virginia’s General Assembly this week introduced a bill to create a state constitutional amendment to codify abortion access. Virginia Democrats won the majority in the General Assembly during off-year elections earlier this month, with an agenda to block Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s push for a 15-week abortion ban, except in instances […]
Oregon judge says voter-passed gun law violates state constitution
A judge in Oregon ruled Tuesday that a gun control law passed by voters in the state violates that state’s constitution. Oregonians voted in 2022 in support of one of the strictest gun control laws in the nation. Measure 114 was to create a permit-to-purchase system and ban magazines that hold more than 10 rounds […]
Biden orders flags to fly at half-staff for Rosalynn Carter
President Biden on Tuesday ordered that all flags at government buildings and military bases fly at half-staff to honor former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, who died on Sunday. The flags will be flown at half-staff from Saturday until sunset on the day of Mrs. Carter’s internment. Mrs. Carter, wife of 39th President Jimmy Carter, passed […]
Federal judge says mistakenly-dated mail-in ballots should count
A federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled Tuesday that officials should count mail-in ballots with missing or incorrect dates on their outer envelopes, since the date is not material to proving a voter’s eligibility. Judge Susan Paradise Baxter of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania said in a 77-page opinion that disqualifying […]
Pause in Israel-Hamas fighting slated to begin early Thursday morning
The Israel-Hamas truce, agreed to as part of a deal to release hostages, was scheduled to begin at 10am local time (3am ET) Thursday morning, according to multiple reports citing sources. Israel agreed Tuesday night to a Qatar-brokered deal for Hamas to release 50 hostages, all women and children, in exchange for a four-day pause […]
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