HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A proposal to ensure access to contraceptives cleared the Democratic majority Pennsylvania House on Tuesday, drawing dozens of Republican votes but facing an uncertain future in the GOP-controlled state Senate. The bill was approved 133-69, with 14 women among the 32 Republicans voting yes. A spokeswoman for the Senate Republican caucus […]
In a string of interviews that aired across major cable and broadcast networks Sunday, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan urged both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to agree to President’s Joe Biden three-phase to end the war in Gaza. Sullivan’s appearances — on ABC’s This Week, CBS’s Face the Nation and State of […]
A judge in Springfield on Wednesday ruled unconstitutional a new Democrat-passed law that would have prevented Republicans from slating legislative candidates for the November general election in contests where they had not fielded a contender in the March primary. Sangamon County Circuit Judge Gail Noll said the legislation, quickly passed by the Democratic-led legislature and […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators from both major political parties are urging congressional leaders to ensure that more visas are made available to Afghans who worked alongside U.S. troops in America’s longest war before a crucial pathway to safety in the United States abruptly closes. In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, more than a […]
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Six Chinese fishing boats were found to be violating Vanuatu’s fisheries law after being inspected by local police who were on board the first U.S. Coast Guard boat to patrol the waters of the Pacific Islands nation, Vanuatu police and officials said. The infringements included failing to record the fish […]
SBU cyber specialists have exposed another agent of Russian special services who leaked the location of Ukrainian air defense to the enemy and also spotted Russian missile strikes inKharkiv, Ukraine’s SBU security service reported on Telegram on Feb. 14. The main targets were strategically important enterprises, including those of Ukraine’s defense industry. The Russian forces also hoped to geolocate Ukrainian air defenses from the informant. According […]
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained a suspected informant of Russian intelligence services who spied on Ukraine’s military and aided Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure in Donetsk Oblast, the SBU’s press service reported on Feb. 7. A Russian missile attack launched on a residential area in the Pokrovsk district of Donetsk Oblast on Jan. […]
Pfizer reported a surprise quarterly profit on Tuesday, helped by cost cuts and higher-than-expected demand for its Covid-19 treatment Paxlovid, but sales of some high profile products fell short of Wall Street estimates. Pfizer shares were off around 1 per cent in afternoon trading. Investors fled Pfizer last year as pandemic worries declined and billions […]