(Bloomberg) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a controversial health-insurance bill into law, weeks before his party faces what’s set to be its toughest election since it came to power three decades ago. Most Read from Bloomberg The legislation aims to fix a dysfunctional system and make access to treatment more equitable, while banning […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump‘s hush money trial reached a pivotal moment Monday when Trump’s onetime loyal attorney and fixer, Michael Cohen, took the witness stand to testify against his former boss. As the prosecution’s case enters its final stretch, Cohen is providing jurors with an insider’s account of hush money payments at the […]
The star prosecution witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial is set to enter the witness box on Monday with evidence that could help shape the outcome of the first criminal case against an American president. Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and personal fixer, is by far the Manhattan district attorney’s most important witness in […]
A fourth and penultimate round of talks on a United Nations treaty to combat plastic pollution will begin in the Canadian capital Ottawa on Tuesday. Representatives from more than 170 countries are expected to attend the negotiations, which are scheduled to run until next Monday. “This negotiation is pivotal,” said UN Environment Programme official Jyoti […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rarely a day goes without President Joe Biden mentioning insulin prices. He promotes a $35 price cap for the medication for Americans on Medicare — in White House speeches, campaign stops and even at non-health care events around the country. His reelection team has flooded swing-state airwaves with ads mentioning it, in […]
Jury selection in Donald Trump’s hush money trial entered a pivotal phase as the former president returned to court on Thursday. Lawyers still need to pick 11 more jurors to serve on the panel that will decide the first-ever criminal case against a former US president. Seven jurors were seated on Tuesday after being grilled […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jury selection in the hush money trial of Donald Trump enters a pivotal and potentially final stretch Thursday as lawyers look to round out the panel of New Yorkers that will decide the first-ever criminal case against a former president. Seven jurors have been picked so far, including an oncology nurse, a […]
STEVENSVILLE, Md. (AP) — Andy DePaola welcomed Larry Hogan to his family’s restaurant with a big smile and a handshake. The warning came a few minutes later. DePaola, the 64-year-old namesake of DePaola’s Bagel and Brunch here in Maryland’s conservative Eastern Shore, whispered to a reporter that Hogan better avoid disparaging former President Donald Trump. […]
By Can Sezer and Burcu Karakas ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turks punished President Tayyip Erdogan and his party on Sunday in nationwide local elections that reasserted the opposition as a political force and reinforced Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as the president’s chief future rival. With more than half of votes counted, Imamoglu led by nearly 10 percentage […]
Louisville’s Planning Commission approved more protective development regulations for the area around Floyds Fork following a lengthy drafting process, countless hours of meetings and contentious back and forth between builders and environmental advocates. Despite some concessions, neither side was content with the approved version of the rules, which promise to define a future for the […]
For Judge Scott McAfee, it was probably an awkward moment. At a hearing in Atlanta last month, he issued a warning to his former boss, Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, during her combative turn on the witness stand. Willis, who was fighting allegations that threatened her grip on the election interference case against […]
House Republican leaders are now bullishly predicting they will grow their majority in the 2024 elections, contending former President Donald Trump will be an asset in swing suburban districts that voted for President Joe Biden four years ago. For much of the past year, GOP prospects of keeping the House appeared to be dim, especially […]