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Southern Poverty Law Center seeks dismissal of ‘vindictive’ Justice Department indictment
WASHINGTON | A Justice Department indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center is part of a “top-down” campaign of retribution against President Donald Trump’s perceived political enemies and constitutes a vindictive prosecution that must be dismissed, lawyers for the nonprofit argued Tuesday in urging a judge to toss the case out. The Alabama-based nonprofit was […]
Iran condemns US strikes as a show of ‘bad faith’ and warns of consequences
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | Iran on Tuesday denounced U.S. strikes a day earlier as a sign of “bad faith and unreliability” as negotiations continue toward a possible deal to end the war. The U.S. military has characterized Monday’s strikes in southern Iran as defensive, saying targets included missile launch sites and boats placing mines, […]
Exceptionally early heat wave shatters records and brings deaths in Europe
LONDON | Temperature records toppled as a spring heat wave continued to scorch parts of Western Europe on Tuesday, triggering government warnings about risks to life. Several drownings were reported in Britain and France as people tried to cool down. London recorded a rare “tropical night,” defined as one in which the temperature does not […]
Russia maintains attacks on Ukraine, as Kyiv is warned to brace for a possible major barrage
KYIV, Ukraine | Russia fired more than 100 drones and two ballistic missiles at Ukraine overnight, the Ukrainian air force said Tuesday, as the country’s foreign ministry noted that Moscow’s recent threat to hit Kyiv especially hard from the air brought nothing new. Russia on Monday urged foreign citizens, including members of diplomatic missions, to […]
Attacks from suspicious residents complicate the fight against a rare type of Ebola
BUNIA, Congo | Every time Vanny Birungi, a volunteer with the Red Cross in eastern Congo, goes out to raise awareness about the latest Ebola outbreak as suspected cases near 1,000, she faces a double threat. One is the rare Bundibugyo type of Ebola, with no vaccine or treatment. The other is the anger and […]
Cornyn tries to hold on to Texas Senate seat in runoff with Paxton, the latest test of Trump’s power
PLANO, Texas | Texans are choosing a Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Tuesday’s runoff election, bringing to a close the extended, bitter and expensive primary where President Donald Trump weighed in late to tip the race in another effort to rid the GOP of leaders less devoted to him. Trump’s endorsement of state Attorney […]
Jeffries’ job grows more difficult in race for House and speaker’s gavel
WASHINGTON | House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries had warned Republicans they would come to regret the congressional redistricting fight, and when Democrats counterpunched last month with a redrawn Virginia map, he had made his point. The net tally of seats gained and lost was essentially a wash. “F— around and find out,” said Jeffries after […]
Trump’s Justice Department scrubs its website of news releases about Jan. 6 defendants
WASHINGTON | The Department of Justice is acknowledging it has removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, calling the information about the prosecutions “partisan propaganda.” The purge of news releases documenting criminal charges, convictions and sentencings is the latest step by the Trump administration to dramatically […]
As America hits 250, many Brits say one man defines it: Trump
WASHINGTON, England | Loud. Broken. Baffling. Ask Brits what they think of their former colonies in 2026, and they note these long-held views of America and Americans. But after 250 years of independence from Britain, the country’s former rulers cannot discuss the United States without mentioning President Donald Trump, almost always before listing the many […]
Some see white livestreamer’s freedom of speech claims as cover for race-baiting
A shooting involving a white livestreamer known for filming himself provoking people with racist words that left a Black man wounded has reignited debate over freedom of speech and content creators who monetize hate-filled interactions. As more users of livestreaming social media platforms find being performative with bigoted language can draw big bucks, the line […]