Greece legalized same-sex marriage after the parliament passed legislation to do so Thursday, despite pushback from the Orthodox Church. The country became the first Orthodox Christian country to pass a law legalizing same-sex marriage and equal parental rights for same-sex couples, The Associated Press reported. Of the 300 members in Parliament, 176 lawmakers from different...
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) is calling on House Republicans to end their impeachment inquiry into President Biden following the indictment of the FBI informant at the center of the conference’s allegations that the president accepted a bribe. The statement from Raskin — the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee — came shortly after the Department of...
U.S. forces seized an advanced weapons shipment from Iran headed to Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, according to the U.S. Central Command statement on Thursday. The U.S. forces found over 200 packages of lethal weapons on a vessel intended to support the Houthis that have been firing missiles in the Red Sea, thus disrupting international shipments...
The family members of hostages taken by Hamas demanded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immediately continue negotiations Thursday, as efforts for a cease-fire have stalled. “We want a deal. As members of hostage families, we want our family members home immediately. If there’s not a deal immediately, then we want to see the people who...
Former President Trump’s legal troubles collided in spectacular fashion Thursday. A date was set for the first of his criminal trials in New York while a prosecutor in Georgia made a tumultuous appearance on the witness stand. The New York case revolves around the allegation that Trump falsified business records to conceal payments made in...
Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) announced Thursday that he would be suspending his bid for Sen. Jon Tester's (D-Mont.) seat in Montana after assessing his chances in the race given former President Trump had endorsed his primary challenger. Rosendale last week announced he would be running for the Montana Senate seat against Republican Tim Sheehy. The...
Former President Trump's legal team said special counsel Jack Smith is twisting “into logical knots” in his latest court filing before the Supreme Court takes up his federal election subversion case. In the latest 15-page Thursday filing, Trump's attorneys argued Smith is practicing “inference of a political motive,” in reference to the special counsel’s urging...
The Utah State Board of Education censured one of its members Wednesday, after she questioned a student’s gender in a Facebook post. “Following discussion in a closed session, the Board approved a resolution to censure Member Cline,” a statement from the board read. “The Board voted to request Member Cline’s resignation from the Board by...
Story at a glance Doula care improves health outcomes for pregnant women with Medicaid, according to a new report from public policy institute Elevance Health. The country’s worsening maternal health crisis has stirred interest in using doulas as an additional support for expecting mothers, especially Black women, who have the highest maternal mortality rate...