JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African President Jacob Zuma Saturday lamented the high levels of poverty among black South Africans and promised to create jobs and tackle crime as he launched his new political party’s manifesto ahead of the country’s much anticipated elections. He told thousands of supporters who gathered at Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg […]
MADISON – The leader of the Wisconsin Republican Party is not ruling out urging voters to utilize absentee ballot drop boxes during the fall presidential election even as Republicans are in court seeking to stop their use. Republican Party of Wisconsin chairman Brian Schimming said twice this week he will urge Republicans to take advantage […]
PHOENIX — Arizona’s Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes on Friday announced that Rudy Giuliani had been served with the notice of his indictment on charges related to a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results in Arizona. The announcement came less than two hours after Giuliani taunted Mayes for failing to deliver his indictment in […]
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was served a patriotic-themed birthday cake during his 80th birthday party in Palm Springs Friday night — then served with a notice of indictment related to an alleged scheme to overturn the 2020 election results in Arizona. Giuliani was indicted last month alongside 18 other allies of former […]
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — At a recent primary debate, congressional candidate Dave Williams took the microphone and unleashed the same MAGA arguments that vaulted him from a former state representative to chairman of the Colorado Republican Party. “Right now we have a battle for the soul of our party,” Williams said. Williams’ zeal and […]
(Bloomberg) — Vietnam’s Communist Party approved the resignation of Politburo member Truong Thi Mai, making her the sixth official of the elite body to step down since 2022 amid expanding corruption probes. Most Read from Bloomberg The Communist Party’s Central Committee announced Mai’s resignation for violating rules governing the behavior of party members and hurting […]
Two more suspects were arrested in the deadly shooting at an after-prom party in south Fort Worth, according to jail records. Kaiis Williams, 19, and Tahv’yown Williams, 18, were both taken into custody Wednesday and each face a murder charge, Fort Worth jail records show. The first suspect, 17-year-old Jerome Gray, was arrested Tuesday. He […]
Anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders is on the verge of brokering a four-party coalition in the Netherlands six months after coming in first in national elections. It opens the prospect that yet another European Union nation will veer towards the hard right weeks ahead of EU-wide elections. Mr Wilders has said he does not expect to […]
MALAPPURAM, India (AP) — Preventing Muslim migrants from gaining citizenship. Revoking the semi-autonomy of the country’s only Muslim-majority region. Building a Hindu temple where a violent mob razed a mosque. These were political triumphs for Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the past decade, burnishing his reputation as a leader who prioritizes the interests India’s Hindu […]
Some 1,600 students from Oregon State University descended on Lake Shasta to party over the Mother’s Day weekend and left something behind before heading home. In years past, Oregon students have gained notoriety by leaving a mess at the lake. But Deborah Carlisi, a recreation officer for the national forest, said this year the students […]
Maximilian Krah, a leading member of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), is standing down from the far-right party’s executive, party leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla told journalists in Berlin on Tuesday. Krah has been in the headlines for weeks following reports of possible links to pro-Russian networks and to China, as well as possible […]
One Minnesotan couple elevated the unveiling of the state’s new flag Saturday with a shindig. Erik Nelson and Wesley Noble held a Statehood Day celebration in St. Paul to recognize the new banner and honor their home. The invitation requested that guests dress in costumes reflecting the state and that the potluck in state themed […]