WASHINGTON — Just months before the midterm elections, Democrats hope to convince voters that lawlessness under President Donald Trump’s administration is the biggest threat to their rights and pocketbooks. But the party’s past debates over crime and safety threaten to undermine that pitch. Across the country, Democratic candidates are grappling with their previous positions calling
UNITED NATIONS — UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk faces a vote Friday for a second four-year term but faces opposition from critics and some countries over his criticism of Israel’s attacks on Gaza and his approach to China’s crackdown on its Uyghur minority. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres quietly nominated the Austrian
STREET. LUIS– Grabbing a microphone outside the courthouse where the infamous 1847 Dred Scott slavery case was argued, former Rep. Cori Bush described her ouster from Congress as another historic setback that needed to be reversed. “We’re here saying, send that descendant back, send her back to the place that the slaves built,” Bush said.
WASHINGTON– The US military has halted its airstrikes against Iran after nearly two weeks of intensified bombing, while diplomatic efforts have moved forward to try to prevent a return to all-out war. But it remains to be seen whether the United States and Iran are at a turning point in a mercurial conflict that will
CAIRO — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said Saturday they fired missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia in response to Saudi airstrikes on the strategic Red Sea city of Hodeida, in an escalation over vital shipping lanes in the Middle East as the United States and Iran compete for control of the Strait of Hormuz. Brig.
WASHINGTON– The U.S. Navy is taking a major step to restrict press access to information about service members by no longer publishing information about any sailor’s service history, information the service has provided for free for decades. The move, which officials say is being driven by heightened security threats and harassment concerns, comes amid a