The Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act on Wednesday that seeks to codify federal protections for same-sex marriage, overcoming one of the bill’s final hurdles before heading to President Joe Biden’s desk for signature.
The restart of operations at the second-largest U.S. natural gas export facility is expected to be delayed through at least December, curtailing supplies to Europe and Asia at the start of the winter and raising prices for gas abroad.
The number of victims involved in a Wednesday morning car crash involving recruits from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office has now reached 25, an increase from the initial report earlier in the day.
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) proclaimed November to be Transgender Awareness Month in one of her first moves following reelection. The governor faced a tough challenge from Republican competitor Lee Zeldin but ultimately prevailed.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is a “rational actor,” according to U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, who said the Chinese leader likely views invading Taiwan as “an excessive amount of risk.”
The Pentagon and National Security Council are in agreement with NATO and Polish authorities, who now believe the explosion that killed two people near its border with Ukraine came from a Ukrainian air defense missile.
Republicans may have seen many of their dreams dashed in Arizona on Election Day, but in Maricopa County (whose votes denied their Senate and gubernatorial candidates wins), voters chose a top prosecutor with views that dovetail with the party’s line on crime.
Police in Moscow, Idaho, released details of the deaths of four University of Idaho students, with investigators saying they've "never seen anything like this."
