BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration is advancing its plan to restrict logging within old growth forests that are increasingly threatened by climate change, with exceptions that include cutting trees to make forests less susceptible to wildfires, according to a U.S. government analysis obtained by The Associated Press. The analysis — expected to be […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump still says he’s proud that the Supreme Court justices he nominated overturned Roe v. Wade. Yet he again on Monday avoided tough questions about abortion, including whether he would support a national abortion ban should he return to the White House. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee tried to put […]
Leaders from Ukraine, Poland and Latvia sharply criticized Pope Francis’ remarks from the Vatican that Ukraine should negotiate with Moscow after more than two years of war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the church should be among the people “and not two and a half thousand kilometres away, somewhere, to mediate virtually between someone who […]
Leaders from Ukraine, Poland and Latvia sharply criticized Pope Francis’ remarks from the Vatican that Ukraine should negotiate with Moscow after more than two years of war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the church should be among the people “and not two and a half thousand kilometres away, somewhere, to mediate virtually between someone who […]
Guinea’s military junta has protested to Russia’s ambassador after his embassy reportedly warned of possible unrest in the capital, Conakry. The warning was issued after junta leader Colonel Mamady Doumbouya dissolved the government on Monday, and ordered the closure of all borders. Ambassador Alexey Popov reportedly apologised to the junta for what he called a […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — In his 2020 campaign, Joe Biden vowed to undo former President Donald Trump ’s immigration policies, specifically expressing frustration with a policy setting limits on the number of asylum seekers accepted each day at the southern border. This year, Biden backed a Senate proposal that would have set daily limits on […]
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) – Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running for president as an independent candidate, apologized to members of his family for a surprise Super Bowl ad that heavily featured his connection to his uncle, former President John F. Kennedy. “I’m so sorry if the Super Bowl advertisement caused anyone in my […]
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A plan by Israel’s military to mount an internal investigation into the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that triggered the Gaza war is drawing criticism from rightist government ministers, who want a more sweeping review of policy towards the Palestinian enclave. The armed forces chief, Lieutenant-General Herzi Halevi, informed the security cabinet of […]
While Social Security is set to increase by 3.2 percent in 2024, many seniors are worried about how the limited inflation adjustment will keep them afloat. In a new report from Atticus, a majority of seniors voiced dissatisfaction with the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2024. In total, 62 percent of the 400 Americans over the […]