Swelling economic sanctions from the United States are forcing once-bitter rivals in Asia to make amends. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday, where they are expected to discuss long-standing territorial disputes in the Himalayan mountain region of Ladakh. “The setbacks we experienced in the past few […]
Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin would be granted “immunity” and not detained, despite a warrant for his arrest, if peace talks were held in Switzerland. The statement comes after President Donald Trump met on Monday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders at the White House, […]
(The Center Square) – Category 2 Hurricane Erin moved northwest at 7 mph about 720 miles to the southeast of Cape Hatteras on Tuesday morning. Still forecast to be turning away from the shoreline of North Carolina on Thursday, the National Hurricane Center said a storm surge watch is in effect from Cape Lookout to […]
(The Center Square) – Less than 1% of aid recipients from the official charity of the office of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass reported receiving the earned income tax credit, leading Republican leaders to wonder why so much of the charity’s aid is going towards non-working households. According to a report from Loyola Marymount University studying the […]
Rhode Island Assistant Attorney General Devon Flanagan was arrested in an incident that is now being reviewed by her boss, Attorney General Peter Neronha. Flanagan’s Aug. 14 arrest was captured in body cam footage that the Newport Police Department released to the public. In the video, Flanagan is heard repeatedly telling officers that she is […]
Hard-liners in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s governing coalition are urging him to reject the limited proposal Hamas said it accepted on Monday. The limited proposal is a short-term deal that includes a 60-day ceasefire and the release of 28 Israeli hostages, 10 of whom are alive, in exchange for the release of an unidentified […]
French President Emmanuel Macron weighed in on his lawsuit against right-wing influencer Candace Owens for the first time on Tuesday, appearing to take a shot at the MAGA movement over perceived free speech hypocrisy. Macron elaborated on his decision to sue Owens over her podcast series in which she claimed that his wife, Brigitte, is […]
(The Center Square) – Illinois student leaders serving on state higher education boards will now receive $500-per-semester scholarships under a recently signed law championed by Sen. Dave Koehler, D-Peoria. State Rep. Paul Jacobs, R-Pomona, who serves on the higher education appropriations committee, says recently signed Senate Bill 1475 is another unnecessary expense for taxpayers at […]
The Postal Service will release a Forever stamp to honor the late President Jimmy Carter on what would have been the peanut farmer’s 101st birthday. On Oct. 1, the USPS stamp featuring a 1982 portrait oil painting of the former president will be available for purchase. “The stamp program celebrates the best in American culture, […]
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced in February that he wouldn’t be seeking reelection, but has so far stopped short of endorsing a successor. That hasn’t stopped wealthy donors linked to him and other party leaders from throwing large sums of cash into sinking the candidacy of Nate Morris, a Republican who has defined himself in […]
