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A Democratic group that previously focused on presidential races is wading into the midterms by targeting more than a dozen House and Senate contests, many of them on Republican turf, in a new advertising campaign that begins Tuesday. “We really have to maximize our wins and gains this year, particularly in Republican territory,” American Bridge …
The Hague, Netherlands — In an unprecedented move, the embattled chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court was suspended from his duties late Monday after the court’s oversight body referred British barrister Karim Khan for disciplinary proceedings. The 56-year-old is facing allegations of sexual misconduct with a female aide, in a scandal that has dragged …
Chrysler is recalling almost 1.08 million Jeep Wranglers and Gladiators the company says could catch fire even when they’re parked and turned off, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The model years involved are 2021 – 2025. Chrysler explained that the electric hydraulic power steering pump wiring can “overheat and cause a vehicle …
The onetime Democratic congressman, White House chief of staff, Chicago mayor and U.S. ambassador to Japan hasn’t formally announced his ambition to return to power in Washington. But his weekend trip through the state that typically holds the first presidential primary was hardly subtle. There were the union hall visits and intimate house parties, staples …
DAKAR, June 9 (Reuters) – A Congolese military court has sentenced an army colonel to death for taking part in a conspiracy to murder two U.N. experts in central Congo nearly a decade ago, in a case that continues to raise questions about state involvement. At his first trial in 2022, Colonel Jean de Dieu …
Talarico on Monday drew attention to his campaign winning the endorsement of Houston attorney Dan Cogdell, who was part of Paxton’s defense team during the Republican’s historic impeachment trial in 2023 that ended in acquittal. The legal troubles that shadowed Paxton in public office in Texas are a central attack line of Talarico’s campaign, though …
BOSTON, June 8 (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday struck down a $100,000 fee U.S. President Donald Trump imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, concluding that it constituted an unlawful tax Congress never authorized. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston issued the ruling in a lawsuit filed by 20 …
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Jonquel Jones was all smiles as her No. 35 jersey was retired by Connecticut just before the Sun played the New York Liberty on Monday night. Jones, who spent six years with the Sun before coming to New York in 2023, received a standing ovation from the crowd in a pregame …
HAVANA/CANCUN, June 8 (Reuters) – A historically strong earthquake struck off Cuba’s northwest coast on Monday, according to official reports, shaking parts of Cuba, Mexico and Florida that are typically not prone to quakes. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) measured the quake at a magnitude 6.1 at a shallow depth of 26 km (16 miles) …
ATLANTA (AP) — Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley are accusing one of their former defense attorneys of legal malpractice that they say led them to be convicted and imprisoned, separating them from each other and their family, ruining their reputations and costing them millions. The lawsuit filed Friday says the law firm, Balch …