A judge has struck down an effort to enshrine reproductive rights, including abortion, in Nevada's constitution, as abortion rights advocates in the western swing state attempt to follow other states in putting the question before voters in 2024.
More than 20 Michigan state lawmakers sent a letter to President Biden Wednesday, urging him to “advance a lasting ceasefire” between Israel and militant group Hamas. In the letter, the state lawmakers noted that international organizations — including the United Nations, World Health Organization, and UNICEF —, faith leaders, elected officials, and community leaders have...
Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton slammed the Hamas hostage and cease-fire agreement reached Tuesday as a “very bad deal for Israel” Wednesday. “The deal itself, at least as I understand the terms as they’ve been announced, is a very bad deal for Israel,” Bolton said. “It’s another swap of hostages — innocent...
A shooting which injured four people at an Ohio Walmart on Monday may have been racially motivated, the FBI said Wednesday. The suspected gunman, Benjamin Charles Jones, shot and killed himself at the Walmart in Beavercreek, Ohio, according to authorities. “Based on evidence collected — including journal writings from the attacker, Benjamin Charles Jones —...
The Israeli military shared video of tunnels under the al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza on Wednesday, claiming that the footage proves Hamas has used the hospital complex as a “command and control center.” Videos shared by the IDF show soldiers walking through small, concrete-lined tunnels with sparse electric lights. Another video shows a tiled bathroom attached...
The city of Charleston, South Carolina, has elected its first Republican mayor since the reconstruction era of the 1870s. According to the South Carolina Election Commission, state Rep. William Cogswell defeated incumbent Mayor John Tecklenburg (D) by two percentage points in runoff election Tuesday. Five hundred and sixty-six votes separated the two candidates, according to...
Border Patrol agents arrested 20 Romanian nationals after they had entered the U.S. illegally from the Canadian border. Among the group were two individuals tied to organized crime.