Biden administration warns of major disruption at border if judges halt asylum rule
The Biden administration is urging an appeals court to allow sweeping new restrictions on asylum to stay in place, warning that halting them would be “highly disruptive” at the border
2023-11-08 08:46
Biden administration guidance on abortion to save mother's life argued at appeals court
The Biden administration has asked a federal appeals court to uphold health care guidance issued last year that says hospitals must provide abortions for women whose lives are at risk due to pregnancy
2023-11-08 08:22
Cheetahs become more nocturnal on hot days. Climate change may up conflicts among Africa's big cats.
A new study finds that endangered cheetahs are more likely to hunt at dawn and dusk on hot days, which increases their odds of conflict with other nocturnal predators
2023-11-08 08:17
Republican US senator continues abortion-related holds on military nominees
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON U.S. Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville said on Tuesday he would continue his blockade of
2023-11-08 07:50
Tuberville under pressure from Republicans over military holds, says he is reviewing options
Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville said he’s open to negotiating an end to his blockade of almost 400 military nominees after meeting with fellow Republican senators, signaling a shift after he has dug in on his protest of a Pentagon abortion policy for more than nine months
2023-11-08 07:50
Some polls in Kentucky close as Beshear hopes abortion debate hands him another term as governor
Some polls in Kentucky have closed as voters there decide whether to give Democratic incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear a second term in the Republican-leaning state
2023-11-08 07:25
Blue diamond sells for more than $44 million at Christie's auction in Geneva
Christie’s says the largest fancy vivid blue diamond to ever come to auction has sold for more than $44 million, far outstripping the pre-sale estimate
2023-11-08 06:58
House advances effort to censure Rashida Tlaib over her rhetoric about the Israel-Hamas war
The House is moving forward with a second attempt to punish Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan for her rhetoric about the ongoing Israel-Hamas war
2023-11-08 06:57
Biden will meet with United Auto Workers president in Illinois on Thursday
President Joe Biden will meet Thursday in Belvidere, Illinois, with the head of the United Auto Workers union
2023-11-08 06:51
Hot starts by Vegas and Boston and a historically bad start for San Jose are among early NHL trends
Some early trends are showing in the NHL
2023-11-08 06:29
Ex-CIA officer accused of sexually abusing dozens of women pleads guilty to federal charges
A former CIA officer accused of drugging and sexually assaulting at least two dozen women has pleaded guilty to federal sex abuse charges
2023-11-08 06:26
Israel says its forces operating in 'heart of Gaza City'
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maytaal Angel GAZA/JERUSALEM Israel said on Tuesday its forces were operating deep in Gaza
2023-11-08 06:25