In a first, women poised to become mayors of Philadelphia and Jacksonville
By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – A Philadelphia Democrat who promised to hire more police has won her party’s nomination for…
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US charges man who attacked congressional staffers with baseball bat
By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) -A man accused of attacking two congressional staff members with a baseball bat this week and…
Factbox-Why does the US want to ban TikTok? The allegations against it
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Montana Governor Greg Gianforte on Wednesday signed legislation to ban Chinese-owned TikTok from operating in the state…
U.S. Supreme Court leaves in place Illinois assault weapons ban
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday left in place a Democratic-backed ban on assault-style rifles and…
Florida school district sued over book bans
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – The writers’ group PEN America, authors and parents on Wednesday sued a Florida school district…
Ex-Wagner commander who sought asylum in Norway wants to return to Russia
By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO (Reuters) – A former commander of Russia’s Wagner group who sought asylum in Norway after crossing…
US State Dept to allow two House members to view classified Afghanistan document
By Humeyra Pamuk and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department on Wednesday said two top members of the…
Fed’s watchdog defends work before Senate amid questions over his independence
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve’s in-house watchdog defended his agency’s independence and ability to…
US appeals judges express support for opponents of abortion pill
By Tom Hals, Andrew Goudsward and Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -Federal appeals court judges on Wednesday appeared to express support for…
Ukraine reports new advances near eastern city of Bakhmut
By Pavel Polityuk and Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military said it had made new advances on Wednesday in…