Mississippi should restore the voting rights of former felons, Democratic candidates say
Democratic nominees for two statewide offices are saying that Mississippi should stop defending a Jim Crow-era portion of its state constitution that permanently strips voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies
2023-09-15 03:48
US House panel asks Hawaiian Electric CEO to testify in wildfire probe
(Reuters) -The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday asked utility company Hawaiian Electric CEO Shelee Kimura to testify
2023-09-15 03:46
Pentagon says surveillance flights, not counterterrorism ops, have restarted in Niger
The Pentagon says it has not restarted counterterrorism operations in Niger, a day after the head of U.S. airpower for Europe and Africa said those flights had resumed
2023-09-15 03:27
Supreme Court pauses order curbing Biden administration efforts to block social media posts
The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked enforcement of a lower court order curbing Biden administration efforts to combat controversial social media posts
2023-09-15 03:26
Bill Clinton and other dignitaries remember Bill Richardson during funeral Mass
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is among those paying homage to Bill Richardson during his funeral Mass
2023-09-15 03:18
Britain, France, Germany to retain ballistic, nuclear sanctions on Iran
By John Irish and Alistair Smout PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) -Britain, France and Germany said on Thursday they would retain ballistic missile
2023-09-15 02:58
Wisconsin Senate votes to remove state's top elections official, setting the stage for legal dispute
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Thursday to fire the state's top elections administrator, Meagan Wolfe -- a move that is all but certain to trigger a legal battle over who will oversee voting in one of the nation's most important presidential swing states as the 2024 election approaches.
2023-09-15 02:55
Brazil's top court imposes 17-year sentence, in first case against rioters who stormed the capital
Brazil’s Supreme Court has handed a 17-year prison sentence to a supporter of former President Jair Bolsonaro who stormed top government offices on Jan. 8 in an alleged bid to forcefully restore the right-wing leader to office
2023-09-15 02:50
Republican-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire state's nonpartisan top elections official
The Wisconsin Senate has voted to fire the state’s top elections official as misinformation about the 2020 presidential contest continues to influence elections administration in the battleground state
2023-09-15 02:30
Pope's Ukraine peace envoy raises stalled Black Sea grain exports in Beijing talks
Pope Francis’ Ukraine peace envoy has discussed the need to resume the stalled Ukraine grain export deal to feed the world’s hungry during a meeting with a Chinese official in Beijing
2023-09-15 01:52
Hunter Biden indicted on federal firearms charges in long-running probe weeks after plea deal failed
Hunter Biden has been indicted on federal firearms charges
2023-09-15 01:49
Yellen details tighter scrutiny of investment plans of foreign-owned companies operating in the US
The Biden administration plans to increase scrutiny of the investment plans of foreign-owned companies operating in the United States
2023-09-15 01:48