The majority of Germany’s population is against Israel’s military actions in the Gaza Strip, according to a Forsa survey published in the magazine Stern on Monday. The survey found that 61% of the population opposes Israel’s military action in the sealed-off Palestinian territory. Public support in Germany for Israel’s military operations has dropped significantly, the […]
It’s been about a month since the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Trump v. United States, with an important underlying question on the line: Does a former president have immunity from criminal prosecution for acts taken while in office? We don’t yet know how the justices will answer that question — though the […]
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and the National Congress of American Indians today threw their support behind opposing Montana’s TikTok ban on the grounds of tribal sovereignty infringement. The ban was signed into law by Montana’s governor in May 2023, but was blocked by a federal judge before it was set to go into […]
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is determined to launch a ground offensive against Hamas in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost town, a plan that has raised global alarm because of the potential for harm to more than a million Palestinian civilians sheltering there. Even as the U.S., Egypt and Qatar pushed for a cease-fire deal they hope would […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican candidate in Wisconsin’s closely watched U.S. Senate race emphasized this week that he doesn’t oppose elderly people voting after initially saying that “almost nobody in a nursing home” is at a point in life where they are capable of voting. Eric Hovde faces Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin in the […]
Roughly 100 people lobbied a state environmental agency Monday to kill a proposed concrete plant in far north Fort Worth. They were speaking at a meeting organized by the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality to get public feedback on an air quality permit application by compost and mulch company The Organic Recycler. The company needs […]
Carol Peters and her neighbors in the Fort Worth neighborhood of West Meadowbrook do a good enough job of taking care of each other, in her opinion. “We keep tabs on each other, as most neighbors do,” said Peters, president of the West Meadowbrook Neighborhood Association. While most of the homes in her neighborhood are […]
Sarah Matthews was working in the White House on Jan. 6, 2021 when a mob of former President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to stop the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory. She saw how Trump’s staff tried to get him to condemn the violence for hours without success. “In […]
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Washington County Democratic Party is opposing four proposed changes to Johnson City’s charter. The City Commission unanimously approved all four proposed changes on second reading Thursday night, but they will have to approve them on third reading for final approval. They would then go before voters as referendums in […]
PROVIDENCE – Dozens of locals flooded the City Council chamber on Thursday to oppose the planned removal of the South Water Street bike lanes in a rapid-fire public hearing where testimony was capped at a minute per speaker. The council worked last-minute to fit the brief hearing ahead of its regular meeting, just after Mayor […]
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Residents in a Westchase neighborhood spent the day hanging up signs, opposing a 200-foot cell phone tower. “There have been plenty of reports of those 70-pound branches falling, and do I want that to fall on my kids? Of course not. So, I have a lot of concerns about it,” resident […]
The Environmental Defense Fund will oppose Donald Trump‘s bid to return to the White House, calling the former president’s positions on climate policy even worse than they were four years ago. This is just the second time the group has waded into a presidential election, a source familiar with the decision noted, adding that it […]