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Senegal’s presidential candidates kick off campaigns after violent protests over a delay of the vote

Presidential candidates in Senegal kicked off their election campaigns on Saturday, following weeks of violent protests across the African country after the vote was delayed.

Biden visiting battleground states and expanding staff as his campaign tries to seize the offensive

Fresh off his defiant State of the Union address, President Joe Biden on Friday laced into former President Donald Trump - by name this time - as he and his senior aides began barnstorming the country to aggressively sell his vision for a second term to voters.

Kenyan activists are on a mission to end gender-based violence as attacks on women surge

Njeri Migwi's phone buzzes incessantly. Phone calls and messages keep coming in from women seeking help to escape life-threatening situations. A mother and her remaining child are looking for a place to stay after her partner allegedly raped and killed her two other children, including a 6-month old.

Female representation remains low in U.S. statehouses, particularly Democrats in the South

Democrat Kayla Young and Republican Patricia Rucker frequently clash on abortion rights and just about everything else in West Virginia's Legislature, but they agree on one thing: Too few of their colleagues are women, and it's hurting the state.

Biden sends condolences for National Guardsmen, patrol agent killed in Texas helicopter crash

President Biden sent his condolences for National Guardsmen and a Border Patrol agent who died in a recent helicopter crash Saturday. “These brave Americans dedicated their lives to protecting our nation,” Biden said in a statement. “They signed up knowing the risks and believing in the mission of serving their fellow Americans by keeping our...

Robert De Niro slams Trump as likely GOP nominee: ‘The guy is a total monster’

Actor Robert DeNiro slammed former President Trump Friday as the former president is likely to be the GOP presidential nominee in November. “The guy is a total monster... I don't understand it," DeNiro said Friday on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher, referring to polls that show the GOP front-runner leading President Biden, adding that...

No Labels official: Democrats will get ‘run over’ by the ‘Donald Trump train’

No Labels convention chair Mike Rawlings said that Democrats will get pummeled by the former President's “Trump train” when responding to pushback that the group’s jump into the 2024 race would tilt the contest and hand the Oval Office back to the 45th president. “We're gonna get run over by the Donald Trump Train,” Rawlings...

Why Japan can’t escape US-China hostility over Taiwan

ISHIGAKI, Japan – For Yoshitaka Nakayama, the mayor of the tiny Japanese island of Ishigaki, the threat of a hostile China hits very close to home. This tropical tourist destination of 50,000 full-time residents is just 124 miles off the west coast of Taiwan, and he fears a refugee crisis if China carries out aggression...

As adoptive and foster parents, we believe our child welfare system needs repair

A child who is removed from a birth family experiences trauma.

Youngkin signs bills targeting legacy admissions at Virginia public colleges

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) signed two bills aimed at at legacy admissions at public colleges in the state Friday. “No public institution of higher education shall provide any manner of preferential treatment in the admissions decision to any student applicant on the basis of such student's legacy status or such student's familial relationship to...

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