In Chile, justice eludes victims of Catholic clergy sex abuse years after the crisis exploded
A clergy sex abuse scandal involving Chile’s most notorious pedophile, the priest Fernando Karadima, shook the South American country in 2010 in a way never seen in Latin America
2023-09-20 12:26
Israel's Netanyahu to meet with Biden in New York. The location is seen as a sign of US displeasure
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to have his long-coveted meeting with President Joe Biden on Wednesday — bringing together the two men for the first time since the Israeli leader took office at the helm of his country’s far-right government late last year
2023-09-20 12:25
3 fake electors want Georgia election subversion charges against them to be moved to federal court
Lawyers for three Georgia Republicans, who falsely claimed that Donald Trump won the state and they were “duly elected and qualified” electors, are set to argue that their criminal charges should be moved from state to federal court
2023-09-20 12:23
Inside the delicate art of maintaining America's aging nuclear weapons
The U.S. will spend more than $750 billion over the next decade to overhaul nearly every part of its nuclear defenses and replace systems that in some cases are more than 50 years old
2023-09-20 12:22
Homeowners face rising insurance rates as climate change makes wildfires, storms more common
A growing number of Americans are finding it difficult to afford insurance on their homes, a problem only expected to worsen because insurers and lawmakers have underestimated the impact of climate change, a new report says
2023-09-20 12:21
Biden's Democratic allies intensify pressure for asylum-seekers to get work permits
As migration to the United States from Venezuela and other countries soars, Democratic elected officials are pressing the Biden administration to quickly grant work permits for asylum-seekers while their cases wind through immigration courts
2023-09-20 12:18
This is what it's like to maintain the US nuclear arsenal
The U.S. will spend more than $750 billion over the next decade to revamp nearly every part of its aging nuclear defenses
2023-09-20 12:16
Padres lefty Blake Snell pitching no-hitter against the Colorado Rockies through seven innings
Padres left-hander Blake Snell has not allowed a hit through seven innings against the Colorado Rockies
2023-09-20 11:53
An anti-affirmative action group is suing the US Military Academy at West Point over race-based admissions policies
The US Military Academy at West Point is being sued for its race-based admissions policies by the same group that won a landmark case against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Supreme Court over affirmative action earlier this year, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
2023-09-20 10:58
Teens in Las Vegas face murder charges as adults for hit-and-run they captured on video, police say
Two teenagers in Las Vegas have been arrested and face murder charges as adults in a hit-and-run that authorities say the boys captured on video
2023-09-20 10:55
Saudi Arabia praises 'positive results' after Yemen's Houthi rebels visit kingdom for peace talks
Saudi Arabia has praised the “positive results” of talks with Yemen’s Houthi rebels after they visited the kingdom for peace talks
2023-09-20 10:54
Tuberville and Senate Republicans plot rarely used tactic to force vote on stalled Marine Corps commandant nomination
Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville and a group of his fellow GOP senators are plotting a new tactic to break the Senate's gridlock on stalled military nominees: they may force a procedural vote on the Marine Corps commandant nominee, in a breach of Senate protocol.
2023-09-20 09:58