ATLANTA (AP) — Groups pushing tighter gun laws have been building political muscle through multiple elections, boosted by the outcry following mass shootings at schools and other public places, to say nothing of the nation’s daily gun violence. Now, gun-control advocates and many Democrats see additional openings created by hardline positions of the gun lobby […]
The parties that agreed to form a Dutch coalition dominated by the far-right are struggling to find a prime minister and have warned that the search might leave the Netherlands without a fully functional government for months. Anti-Islam legislator Geert Wilders, who convincingly won the November election, told legislators it might take until after the […]
Voters in North Macedonia are casting ballots in a parliamentary election and presidential runoff dominated by issues including the country’s path toward European Union membership, corruption and the economy. The first round of the election for president, a largely ceremonial post, was seen as a barometer for the parliamentary vote. It gave a clear lead […]
By Krishn Kaushik, Praveen Paramasivam and YP Rajesh KAIRANA/CHENNAI, India (Reuters) -A substantial number of Indians voted on Friday in the first phase of the world’s largest election, authorities said, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a historic third term on the back of issues such as growth, welfare and Hindu nationalism. The vote pits […]
A bizarre system of stars that is either an ancient cluster or the most dark-matter-dominated dwarf galaxy ever found is enticing astronomers who hope it could help explain how our Milky Way galaxy formed. Discovered to lie 30,000 light-years away by astronomers at the University of Victoria in Canada and Yale University in the United […]
It is a crowded field of 18 in the battle for Senegal’s top job, but two men – recently freed opposition politician Bassirou Diomaye Faye and the ruling party’s heir apparent Amadou Ba – look most likely to win over voters in Sunday’s presidential election. Their rivalry underpins a massive divide and clash of outlook […]
The most used apps in China during the Lunar New Year holiday were familiar domestic social media and content platforms that have dominated the market for the past decade, according to government data. Among the apps that used the most cellular data during the nine-day holiday were Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok owned by […]
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Dec. 29—Only have a minute? Listen instead While there was much that comprised the year in news in the communities of San Benito and Harlingen, residents and public officials endured events in 2023 that rendered one city in such pain that it took the entire Rio Grande Valley community to console them, and left the […]
The race for Franklin County prosecutor will be the most contested election among county officials next year, with four candidates vying for the four-year term — more competition than in any other county office. Three Democrats have filed with the Franklin County Board of Election to face off in a March primary: Shayla Favor, Natalia […]