Update: The Georgia Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously rejected the Republican Party’s attempt to block early voting this Saturday in the U.S. Senate runoff election between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and GOP candidate Herschel Walker. Earlier: Republican groups filed an appeal with the Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday in a last...
Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Herschel Walker is the beneficiary of a tax break meant for permanent Texas residents—a possible violation of both Texas law and residency rules for voting and political candidacy in Georgia, CNN reported Wednesday. Records reviewed by the network show Walker benefited from Texas’ homestead tax exemption, s...
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye’s defense minister has said that the S-400 missile defense system acquired from Russia is ready for action and will be utilized if the country is threatened. Speaking to the Turkish parliament’s planning and budget committee in the capital Ankara, Hulusi Akar said, “The S-400 is in place and ready ...
The Biden administration provoked national outrage this week by approving an oil export project off the coast of Texas—despite pledging to battle the climate emergency, including at COP27, the United Nations summit that just wrapped up in Egypt. The new license for the Sea Port Oil Terminal (SPOT) came from the Maritime Administration, an agen...
Student debt relief campaigners on Tuesday welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to yet again extend a temporary pause on federal loan payments in response to Republican lawsuits targeting his cancellation plan. “I’m completely confident my plan is legal. But right now it’s on hold because of these lawsuits. We&#...
In a blow to Donald Trump, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an attempt by the former president to prevent a congressional committee from obtaining his federal income tax returns. The high court’s brief unsigned order—which contained no noted dissents—came less than a month after Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts temporar...
A gunman opened fire inside a Chesapeake, Virginia Walmart late Tuesday, killing at least six people and wounding others in the latest mass shooting in the United States, which has seen more than 600 this year alone. Reuters reported that local police “have so far not provided any details about the suspected shooter, but several media ou...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran has announced its decision to ramp up the production of uranium at the underground Fordow nuclear facility in response to the recent resolution passed by the UN nuclear watchdog. The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, as cited by the state media, said it began to produce uranium up to 60% […]
UNITED NATIONS (AA) – The US has called on the UN Security Council to take “strong action” against North Korea in response to the latest intercontinental ballistic missile launch by Pyongyang. North Korea’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile launch, the second this month, is reportedly the first successful test o...
Environmental and climate campaigners decried Monday’s announcement that the Biden administration—which promotes nuclear energy as part of its solution to the climate emergency—will give more than a billion dollars to California’s largest utility to keep the state’s last nuclear power plant operating. The U.S. Department of E...