SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Even for a nation that has perfected the provocative, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s declaration that he would abandon the existential goal of reconciling with rival South Korea was a shock. But a closer look shows it’s the almost inevitable culmination of years of building tension. World powers will […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers have hit an impasse after studying whether the state should forgo more than $1 billion in federal K-12 education money annually, due in part to Republican backlash against rules to protect LGBTQ+ people, as senators caution that the rejection would be unprecedented and raise more questions than answers. Those […]
Semafor Signals NEWS Israel’s Supreme Court rejected a proposed overhaul of the nation’s judicial system. The controversial legislation — which would have given the government near-total control over judicial appointments and limit the Supreme Court’s ability to overrule the government — alarmed legal analysts who believed that it could undermine Israeli democracy. SIGNALS Semafor Signals: […]
Nearly 150 Rohingya refugees, mostly hungry and weak women and children, have reached a beach in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province after weeks at sea, officials said on Sunday. The group of 53 men, 39 women and 55 children arrived on Karang Gadih beach in Langkat district late on Saturday, said the village head, Muhammad Amiruddin. […]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s Republican governor on Friday reiterated his rejection of $18 million in federal funding to help feed children who might otherwise go hungry while school is out. Nebraska will not participate in the 2024 Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children — or Summer EBT — program, Gov. Jim Pillen said in […]
Dec. 22—Assemblyman Vince Fong sued California Secretary of State Shirley Weber on Friday in an attempt to overturn her week-old rejection of his candidacy for the state’s 20th Congressional District seat being vacated by his mentor, fellow Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy. The lawsuit in Sacramento Superior Court argues Weber was wrong to conclude Fong was […]