FBI arrests Nate Paul, close associate of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, on undisclosed charge
Nate Paul, a real estate investor and close associate of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, was arrested by the FBI Thursday afternoon, jail records show.
2023-06-09 14:28
Cyprus labors to shield reputation amid new US, UK action on Russian 'sanctions evasion network'
For Cypriots, it was a collective "here we go again" moment: In April, the U.S. and the U.K. included a handful of Cypriot nationals and Cyprus-registered companies on a list of “enablers” helping Russian oligarchs skirt sanctions
2023-06-09 14:25
A little white pill, Captagon, gives Syria's Assad a strong tool in winning over Arab states
Western governments have been frustrated by the red carpet treatment Arab countries have been giving Syria’s president, fearing their reconciliation with the pariah state will undermine efforts to push a solution to its long-running civil war
2023-06-09 14:21
How US stocks rose 20% from their lows, and where they might be going
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK U.S. stocks have defied fears of a recession, a banking crisis and
2023-06-09 13:30
Oregon to crack down on illegal pot growers by holding landowners responsible
Oregon has long been known as a mecca for high-quality marijuana, but that reputation has come with a downside
2023-06-09 13:20
Car-obsessed California seeks to follow New York's lead and save public transit
California's transit agencies are asking Democrats who control the state's government to rescue them like Democrats in New York recently did
2023-06-09 13:19
Pat Robertson united evangelical Christians and pushed them into conservative politics
Pat Robertson united tens of millions of evangelical Christians through the power of television
2023-06-09 13:18
Judge weighs challenge to gag order in University of Idaho killings
A judge overseeing the case against a man charged with killing four University of Idaho students is set to hear arguments over a gag order that largely bars attorneys and other parties in the case from speaking with news reporters
2023-06-09 12:56
Supreme Court voting rights ruling stuns minority voters, who hope it expands their representation
This week’s Supreme Court decision ordering Alabama to redraw its congressional maps was seen by many minority lawmakers and voting rights activists as a stunning victory with the potential to become a major stepping stone for undoing gerrymandered political maps that dilute the political strength of communities of color
2023-06-09 12:53
Speaker McCarthy eyes new commission to tackle nation's debt, but many Democrats are wary
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is studying history and considering the appointment of a mix of lawmakers and business leaders to a new commission to tackle the nation’s soaring debt
2023-06-09 12:53
Honduran president arrives in Shanghai
BEIJING Honduran President Xiomara Castro arrived in China's financial hub of Shanghai on Friday, state broadcaster CGTN said,
2023-06-09 12:29
In this youth baseball league, fans who mistreat umpires are sentenced to do the job themselves
Baseball is steeped in the tradition of fans wanting to jeer the umpire
2023-06-09 12:27