Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked opposition leader Benny Gantz to reconsider his decision to leave the emergency government, which was formed in the immediate aftermath of the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7. “Israel is in an existential war on several fronts. Benny, this is not the time to abandon the campaign — this is […]
One person was killed and two seriously injured Wednesday afternoon when two pickup trucks collided on State Route 7 near Nisqually State Park, police said. Around 4 p.m. on June 5, a dark grey truck traveling north on Route 7 veered into the center line along a curve in the windy rural road, according to […]
PARIS — President Joe Biden‘s grand promises to stick with Ukraine to the end during his trip to France aren’t enough for Kyiv, which will keep pushing the U.S. and its other allies to do more to help turn the war in Ukraine’s favor. Following a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday, […]
By Jarrett Renshaw and Kat Stafford (Reuters) – The NAACP urged President Joe Biden on Thursday to “indefinitely” halt all weapons deliveries to Israel and pressure the U.S. ally to end its war in the Gaza Strip, sending a reminder that his support for Israel could hurt him among Black voters in November’s election. The […]
Donald Trump’s campaign has asked for personal information from more than a half-dozen possible vice presidential picks as the former president’s search for a running mate escalates. The Trump operation’s decision to seek vetting records of potential candidates, which is typical for presidential nominees to request, shows that the former president has begun to zero […]
The Adams administration is asking a judge to suspend implementation of the ban on solitary confinement at New York City jails until the federal monitor overseeing the facilities can weigh in. A city Law Department lawyer made the request in Manhattan Federal Court on Wednesday, months after the City Council overrode Mayor Adams’ veto of […]
Amanda Knox has asked eight Italian judges and jury members to clear her of a slander charge that stuck even after she was exonerated over the brutal 2007 murder of her British flatmate while the two were exchange students in Italy. In a soft and sometimes breaking voice, Knox told the Florence court that she […]
(Reuters) – The company that owns Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social said on Tuesday it had requested the Nasdaq’s cooperation with any investigations into the alleged market manipulation in its shares by so-called “naked” short sellers. Devin Nunes, CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), in a letter to Nasdaq CEO Adena […]
Attorneys for Donald Trump on Monday asked a New York judge overseeing the former president’s hush money trial to lift a gag order against the former president. Trump’s attorneys asked that Judge Juan Merchan terminate the gag order restricting Trump’s extrajudicial statements because “the stated bases for the gag order no longer exist.” “Now that […]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas governor’s pardon of a former Army sergeant who fatally shot a Black Lives Matter demonstrator undermines the state’s legal system and Constitution and should be reversed, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Travis County District Attorney José Garza said he is filing request with the Court of Criminal Appeals — the […]
Last year, federal courts in Washington, D.C. forced Elon Musk’s X Corp. to fork over reams of data from Donald Trump’s account to special counsel Jack Smith without telling Trump and giving him a chance to intervene. Now the company is urging the Supreme Court to prevent such a scenario from unfolding again, a demand […]
Romania’s minister of culture says she will ask French luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton to acknowledge that a traditional Romanian blouse directly inspired items in one of its 2024 collections. “We will request that Louis Vuitton recognise the heritage and cultural value of the traditional blouse model with ribbons,” Raluca Turcan wrote on Facebook, adding […]