With the expulsion of Santos and ouster of McCarthy, the House is making unexpected history
The House is making history this year — it's just coming in ways that Republicans could hardly have envisioned when the party took control
1970-01-01 08:00
Police charge director of Miss Nicaragua pageant with running 'beauty queen coup' plot
Nicaraguan police say they want to arrest the director of the Miss Nicaragua pageant, accusing her of intentionally rigging contests so that anti-government beauty queens would win the pageants as part of a plot to overthrow the government
1970-01-01 08:00
McCullar scores 21 as No. 5 Kansas beats No. 4 UConn 69-65 in showdown of past 2 NCAA champions
Kevin McCullar Jr. scored 21 points, including back-to-back 3-pointers that gave Kansas the lead down the stretch, and the fifth-ranked Jayhawks held on to beat No. 4 UConn 69-65
1970-01-01 08:00
Pentagon forges new high-tech agreement with Australia, United Kingdom, aimed at countering China
The U.S. is expanding its high-tech military cooperation with Australia and the United Kingdom to include underwater drones and electronic warfare, as part of a broader effort to counter China’s rapidly growing influence in the Indo-Pacific
1970-01-01 08:00
Los Angeles police searching for suspect in three fatal shootings of homeless people
Los Angeles police are searching for a suspect in the fatal shootings of three homeless people in separate incidents around the city
1970-01-01 08:00
Judge rejects Trump’s claim of immunity in his federal 2020 election prosecution
A federal judge has rejected Donald Trump’s effort to throw out his 2020 election subversion case in Washington, dismissing the Republican’s claims that he's immune from prosecution
1970-01-01 08:00
US proposes plan to protect the snow-dependent Canada lynx before warming shrinks its habitat
U.S. officials are proposing a $31 million recovery plan for Canada lynx to help a snow-dependent wildcat species that scientists say could be wiped out in parts of the contiguous U.S. by the end of the century
1970-01-01 08:00
US border officials are closing a remote Arizona crossing because of overwhelming migrant arrivals
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it will temporarily close south and northbound traffic to vehicle and pedestrians at the remote Lukeville, Arizona border crossing with Mexico
1970-01-01 08:00
A world away from the West Bank, Vermont shooting victims and their families face new grief and fear
Nearly a week after three college students of Palestinian descent were shot and seriously wounded while taking an evening walk, relatives of two of the victims have arrived in Vermont from the war-torn West Bank to care for their loved ones
1970-01-01 08:00
Court pauses federal policy allowing abortion clinic operators to get grants -- but only in Ohio
An appeals court has paused enforcement of a federal government regulation that allows abortion providers to receive family planning grants — but only in Ohio
1970-01-01 08:00
Klete Keller, Olympic gold medalist swimmer, gets 6 months in home detention for Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Olympic gold medalist swimmer Klete Keller has been sentenced to six months of home detention for joining the mob’s Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol
1970-01-01 08:00
Mississippi sheriff changes policies after violent abuse. Victims say it's to escape accountability
Attorneys for the victims of a racist episode of police torture say new policies unveiled by a Mississippi sheriff’s department this week were introduced so the sheriff can escape liability in a civil lawsuit and forestall a federal probe
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