Some prominent conservative lawmakers and commentators are advocating for ending no-fault divorce, laws that exist in all 50 US states and allow a person to end a marriage without having to prove a spouse did something wrong, like commit adultery or domestic violence. The socially conservative, and often religious, rightwing opponents of such divorce laws […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday will share an unusual State of the State message, but it won’t involve an in-person speech or answering questions about his policy priorities. The governor will instead release a prepared video message, sent in written form to lawmakers, and hold a private reception with the Legislature. Political consultants said […]
In his first six months in office, Gov. Jeff Landry has pushed a broad conservative agenda that is altering Louisiana’s cultural landscape, from abortion rights to criminal justice to education. That culminated this week with his signing of the first law in the nation mandating that the Ten Commandments be posted in every public school […]
Inflation and immigration are at the top of voters’ minds this presidential election year, but there’s another issue that deserves your attention: preserving the integrity of women’s sports and spaces. In an effort to score political points among the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, President Joe Biden earlier this year used his executive authority […]
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) -A U.S. official was headed to Japan after meeting with the Dutch government in an effort to push allies to further crack down on China’s ability to produce cutting-edge semiconductors, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. Alan Estevez, the U.S. export policy chief, was again trying to […]
AMBLETEUSE, France (AP) — The rising tide crept above their waists, soaking the babies they hugged tight. Around a dozen Kurds refused to leave the cold waters of the English Channel in a futile attempt to delay the inevitable: French police had just foiled their latest attempt to reach the United Kingdom by boat. The […]
Jun. 18—One of two capital murder defendants accused of kidnapping a Hartselle woman in 2021 and pushing her off a cliff to her death has applied for youthful offender status, according to court filings. Jessie Eden Kelly, 22, along with her mother, Loretta Kay Carr, 45, are both charged with killing Mary Elizabeth Isbell. Isbell […]
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) – A U.S. official was headed to Japan after meeting with the Dutch government in an effort to push allies to further crack down on China’s ability to produce cutting-edge semiconductors, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. Alan Estevez, the U.S. export policy chief, was again trying […]
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A man faces attempted murder charges after police said he tried to push his ex-wife out of a car, according to an arrest report obtained by 8 News Now. Fernando Jimenez, 47, was arrested on June 12, and faces several charges including attempted murder, battery which constitutes domestic violence with substantial […]
Wharton Professor Jeremy Siegel says the US economy is undergoing a credit crunch.Getty Images The tech momentum trade driving market gains is likely to continue, says WisdomTree’s Jeremy Siegel. “Often times it gets overdone at the end, but the end is often further into the future than many people believe,” he said. Siegel forecasts stocks […]
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — It wasn’t your typical trifold poster board display. High school freshman Alexandra Bui constructed a jumbo mail-order catalog replica from wooden sheets — an inventive, oversized way to convey her research on the Sears catalog’s impact on getting consumer goods to Black shoppers who faced in-store discrimination in the Jim […]
Hard-right Republicans in Congress have so far failed to oust the handful of their GOP colleagues they’ve targeted in primaries this year. But the effort is moving forward, and Rep. William Timmons of South Carolina is their next target. It’s the latest incumbent primary in an ongoing proxy war for House GOP divisions over whether […]