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In this Missouri county, Republicans go to 'war' over who can run as a Republican
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — No one blinks when Republicans and Democrats go to battle with each other. But eyebrows and tempers ... Read More
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Israel rejects cease-fire plan for Gaza embraced by Hamas
The Palestinian militant group Hamas said it had agreed to a cease-fire proposal for the Gaza Strip, but Israel’s war Cabinet unanimously rejected it as “far from Israel’s necessary demands,” dashing hopes for an ...Read more
Ex-US Rep. Barrow wages court battle to campaign for judicial post on pledge to 'protect' abortion
ATLANTA — Former U.S. Rep. John Barrow filed a federal lawsuit Monday to block the state’s judicial watchdog agency from seeking misconduct charges against him for centering his campaign for a seat on the Georgia ...Read more
Pro-Palestine protesters erect encampment at UC Davis amid nationwide protests over war
DAVIS, Calif. — A group of pro-Palestine protesters erected an encampment Monday at UC Davis amid a nationwide chorus of protesters on campuses calling on universities to divest from Israel amid the war in Gaza.
The ...Read more
Analysis: Why Putin is raising the specter of nuclear weapons again
WASHINGTON — Once again, Russian President Vladimir Putin is seemingly rattling the nuclear saber. But why now?
The Kremlin, citing recent comments by Western leaders regarding the war in Ukraine, said Monday that it ...Read more
Boston city councilor who criticized Gaza cease-fire vote files pro-Jewish resolution
BOSTON — A Boston city councilor who voted against a cease-fire resolution criticized by Jewish groups for being one-sided in failing to condemn the Hamas terror attack is asking his colleagues to denounce antisemitism ...Read more
Hamas says it accepts proposal for Gaza cease-fire with Israel
Palestinian militant group Hamas said it had agreed to a cease-fire proposal put forward by Qatar and Egypt to halt fighting with Israel in Gaza.
There was no immediate official response from Israel. One government ...Read more
Migration at US southern border slumps on regional efforts
WASHINGTON — The flow of people into the U.S. over the southwest border has slumped in the first four months of the year by one key metric, according to the Biden administration, which attributed the decline to increased...Read more
Woman vanished in Spain months ago. So why was her husband detained at Miami airport?
MIAMI — The estranged husband of a Fort Lauderdale woman who vanished in Spain earlier this year was detained at Miami International Airport, authorities announced Monday.
David Knezevich, 35, was arrested Saturday in ...Read more
Judge Merchan threatens Trump with jail time for gag order violations in hush money trial
NEW YORK — Donald Trump was threatened with jail time by Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan on Monday after being found in criminal contempt again for the tenth violation of a gag order in his hush money case.
In his sternest...Read more
UChicago faculty members gather to support pro-Palestinian student protesters
CHICAGO — A group of University of Chicago faculty gathered Monday morning on campus to express their support for the pro-Palestine encampment on the school’s Main Quadrangle a day after the university announced it had...Read more
Pro-Palestinian protester arrested at Democratic Party gala at Disney World
ORLANDO, Fla. — A prominent Palestinian American activist from Orlando was forcibly removed and charged with trespassing after loudly protesting a Florida Democratic Party event Saturday night at Disney’s Contemporary ...Read more
Dozens detained at UCLA parking garage following protests and violence over Gaza war
LOS ANGELES — Dozens of people were detained early Monday inside a parking structure at UCLA after police officers requested identification from them, related to a possible curfew violation, according to sources and ...Read more
Virginians have 1 year to upgrade their driver's license to REAL ID
NORFOLK, Va. — Tuesday marks one year until REAL ID is required in Virginia to board airplanes for domestic flights.
REAL ID driver’s licenses have a small star in the upper right corner to indicate they meet federal ...Read more
Emory moves main graduation, Columbia cancels after campus protests
ATLANTA — After more than a week of pro-Palestinian demonstrations on its Atlanta campus, Emory University announced Monday it will move its commencement ceremonies from campus to the Gas South District in Duluth.
In a ...Read more
A month before trial, city of Chicago agrees to $5.8 million settlement in lawsuit alleging rampant racism at Water Department
CHICAGO — A month before what could have been an embarrassing trial, the city has agreed to a $5.8 million settlement in a lawsuit alleging Black employees at the Chicago Department of Water Management were subjected to ...Read more
Report: Georgia drops 300,000 children from Medicaid
ATLANTA — Georgia dropped more than 300,000 children from the Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids health insurance program, with one of the worst child disenrollment rates in the nation, according to a new study from ...Read more
Chicago mayor pulls plans to place migrant shelter site in 11th Ward after stiff opposition from alderman, property owners
CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Monday he is pulling his proposal to move migrants from downtown to a new shelter in the 11th Ward in the face of stiff opposition from Ald. Nicole Lee, the latest struggle ...Read more
Hamas says it accepts cease-fire as Israel orders Palestinians to evacuate eastern Rafah
BEIRUT — Hamas announced Monday that it had accepted a proposal for a cease-fire agreement with Israel, a diplomatic breakthrough that came hours after Israel ordered civilians hunkered in eastern Rafah to evacuate in ...Read more
Election complaint spotlights need for training on who is authorized to handle machines
CHICAGO — The Lake County Election Board Saturday said they will use complaints filed against a Dyer man serving as a deputy election commissioner in November stemming from his actions on Election Day as a teachable ...Read more
Columbia University cancels graduation ceremony in wake of pro-Palestinian protests, arrests
NEW YORK — Columbia University is canceling its university-wide commencement next week, citing security concerns after weeks of campus protests over the war in Gaza, officials announced Monday.
Most school-level ...Read more
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