Maine’s top court Wednesday evening declined to weigh in on whether former President Donald Trump can stay on the state’s ballot, keeping intact a judge’s decision that the US Supreme Court must first rule on a similar case in Colorado. Democratic Secretary of State Shenna Bellows concluded that Trump didn’t meet ballot qualifications under the insurrection clause … Read more
Annalena Baerbock leaves the plane after it was forced to divert to Jeddah. Photo: Getty Images Annalena Baerbock leaves the plane after it was forced to divert to Jeddah. Photo: Getty Images Germany’s foreign minister was forced to make an unplanned stopover in Saudi Arabia after it was deemed too unsafe to fly over Yemen … Read more
Cardinal Gerald Lacroix is named in allegations that date back to 1987 and 1988 and involve an alleged victim who was 17 at the time Quebec Cardinal Gérald Lacroix attends a mass in the St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican in 2014.Photo by Alessandra Tarantino /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS QUEBEC — A senior leader of the … Read more
Naomi Biden, the granddaughter of President Biden, decried Fox News host Jesse Watters over a monologue he delivered earlier this week attacking the president for his position on immigration and issues related to the southern border. “I have heard so many lies about my family, it takes a lot to make me upset. This crosses … Read more
Terry Tang. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles Times owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong has appointed Terry Tang, editor of the editorial page, as the paper’s executive editor on an interim basis. Tang, whose appointment takes effect immediately, becomes the first female editor in the paper’s 142-year history. Soon-Shiong moved quickly to name the … Read more
Dubai Police arrested an Italian suspect as part of an international investigation into an alleged major tax fraud. Photo: Dubai Media Office Dubai Police arrested an Italian suspect as part of an international investigation into an alleged major tax fraud. Photo: Dubai Media Office Dubai Police have arrested an alleged key figure in an organised … Read more
Alabama is slated to perform an execution using nitrogen gas Thursday night, in what will be the first time this method has been used in the United States. The decision comes after the U.S. Supreme Court and a federal appeals court on Wednesday declined to halt the Yellowhammer State’s planned execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith, … Read more
The meeting comes after the federal cabinet held a retreat in Montreal to plan out the next few months of government priorities. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the media during their federal cabinet retreat in Montreal, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024.Photo by Christinne Muschi /The Canadian Press OTTAWA — As the Liberal caucus gathers in … Read more
A bipartisan group of lawmakers forged a deal last week to make permanent the Covid-era expanded child tax credit. While seemingly beneficial, the plan shows that both parties are short-sighted when it comes to welfare policy. There may be some positive effects from the expansion in the short run, but permanently expanding the child tax … Read more
‘You will not sit here while our children die.’ Desperate families of Gaza hostages push for cease-fire In recent days, the families of Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza have grown increasingly desperate. They’ve stormed highways, blocked convoys of aid heading into Gaza and erected a noisy protest camp in front of the Jerusalem … Read more