US President Joe Biden said Israel would be willing to halt its war on Hamas in Gaza during the upcoming Muslim fasting month of Ramadan if a deal is reached to release some of the hostages held by the militants. Negotiators from the US, Egypt and Qatar are working on a framework deal under which […]
A top Democrat urged Republicans to “fold up the tent to this circus show” and stop attempting to impeach Joe Biden, after the president’s youngest brother, James Biden, testified to the House oversight and judiciary committees. Related: FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens’ role in Ukraine business The closed-door session was held after the […]
GoFundMe has an answer for those who have asked if Donald Trump‘s fundraiser on their site goes against their policy. The has so far raised over $500k since being launched to help the billionaire mogul pay off the $355 million fine from his New York fraud trial. GoFundMe Says The ‘Fundraiser Is Currently Within Our Terms […]
China has joined growing international calls for Israel to halt military operations in Gaza following a raid in which two hostages were rescued and scores of Palestinians killed. The foreign ministry in Beijing added in a brief statement on Tuesday that Israel should “do everything possible to avoid casualties among innocent civilians and prevent a […]
Feb. 3—The Anchorage Assembly is calling for a two-year halt and opposing the program proposed by utilities in Southcentral Alaska to restore water flow to the long-dammed Eklutna River, citing concerns over impacts to the city’s drinking water and cost impacts for utility ratepayers and property taxpayers, among others. The Assembly and the Native Village […]
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency petition to block the United States Military Academy’s race-conscious admissions policies. “The record before this Court is underdeveloped,” the Supreme Court wrote in an order, while also cautioning that the “order should not be construed as expressing any view on the merits of the constitutional question.” No […]
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to block the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the prestigious Army school, from considering race as a factor in admissions decisions while a legal battle over the practice proceeds in lower courts. The justices denied a request from Students for Fair […]
To keep Earth from overheating too much, the nations of the world need to put fewer loopholes in climate agreements and far more money — trillions of dollars a year — into financial help for poor nations, the United Nations climate chief said Friday. In an unusual and blunt lecture at a university in Baku, […]
The Grand Canyon truly lives up to its name, being the largest canyon on Earth and one of the most popular national parks in America. But due to uranium mining in the area, some advocates are warning it could become the site of a future environmental disaster, which threatens to make one Indigenous village “extinct.” […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s Republican attorney general put his weight behind a legislative effort Tuesday to bring nitrogen gas executions to the state, joining what could be a national movement in pro-death penalty states to expand capital punishment on the heels of Alabama’s first use of the method last week. Three states — Alabama, […]
French President Emmanuel Macron is putting pressure on the European Union to postpone the conclusion of a free trade agreement with the South American economic alliance Mercosur in light of farmers’ protests in Europe. “We do not want the agreement to be signed in its current form,” Macron said on Tuesday in Stockholm during a […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The company behind a global recall of sleep apnea machines said Monday it will stop selling the devices in the U.S., under a tentative agreement with regulators that could cost the manufacturer nearly $400 million. Device maker Philips has recalled more than 5 million pressurized breathing machines due to risks that their […]