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Though noncitizens can vote in few local elections, GOP goes big to make it illegal
Preventing people who are not United States citizens from casting a ballot has reemerged as a focal point in the ongoing Republican drive to safeguard “election integrity,” even though noncitizens are rarely involved ...Read more
Young voters don't give Biden credit for passing the biggest climate bill in history
President Joe Biden spent his Earth Day in a national forest this year with an explicit pitch to young people: a climate jobs corps intended to excite Gen Z the way John F. Kennedy's Peace Corps inspired their grandparents...Read more
Does Cuba own this Key West landmark? Heir of Castro victim seeks sale of historic center
One of the most iconic buildings in Key West, built by Cuban exiles in the 19th century as they fought for independence from Spain and now a Cuban heritage center, is in the midst of a legal battle over its ownership.
The...Read more
A mother's loss launches a global effort to fight antibiotic resistance
LOS ANGELES -- In November 2017, days after her daughter Mallory Smith died from a drug-resistant infection at the age of 25, Diane Shader Smith typed a password into Mallory's laptop.
Her daughter gave it to her before ...Read more
Editorial: Judge should jail Trump for any new gag order violations in hush money trial
For his 10th violation of Acting Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan’s gag order — this time for complaining about the supposed political affiliation of the jury — Donald Trump must pay another $1,000 ...Read more
Ex-congressional candidate pleads not guilty to murder charge in Nevada
LAS VEGAS — A former Nevada congressional candidate pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to a murder charge in connection with the death of an Idaho man he is accused of fatally injuring in a Strip hotel room.
Late last ...Read more
Emory students approve no confidence resolution of its president
ATLANTA — Emory University’s undergraduate students voted in favor of a no confidence resolution of its president, Gregory L. Fenves, the school’s student government association announced Wednesday.
About 3,400 of ...Read more
USC's faculty senate censures President Carol Folt and provost over commencement
LOS ANGELES — The body that represents the University of Southern California's faculty voted on Wednesday to censure the university’s president, Carol Folt, and provost, Andrew Guzman, citing both leaders’ ...Read more
High roller offers $1 million reward for info on alleged drugging at Las Vegas casino
LAS VEGAS — A California high roller who says he was drugged while playing blackjack in a private Las Vegas Strip gaming salon has doubled a reward to $1 million for information leading to an arrest.
Dwight Manley, a ...Read more
Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to oust Johnson as House speaker fails
WASHINGTON — An overwhelmingly bipartisan coalition put a stop to U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort Wednesday to remove Mike Johnson as House speaker.
The vote to table the Rome Republican’s motion to vacate...Read more
MassGOP blasts Wu's holiday party spending: 'Blatant disregard for public finance rules'
BOSTON — The state Republican Party is calling for an investigation into Democratic Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s “clear-cut violation” of public finance rules in mixing campaign funds and City Hall resources for a ...Read more
Boston city councilors wrestle over how to declare support for local Jews
The Boston City Council duked it out over two resolutions that sought to show its support for the local Jewish community and denounce antisemitism, but only one was ultimately approved over the objections of a councilor ...Read more
Police release images of protester who vandalized 121-year-old NYC memorial amid pro-Palestinian demonstrations
NEW YORK — Cops on Wednesday released images of one of the protesters they say vandalized a 121-year-old statue in Central Park.
A group splintered off from a large demonstration near the Metropolitan Museum of Art ...Read more
Death row inmates are being transferred out of San Quentin. City officials in Chino are sounding the alarm
LOS ANGELES — City and law enforcement officials in San Bernardino County say they are outraged after dozens of death row inmates were transferred from San Quentin State Prison to Chino.
In a series of press conferences...Read more
US pauses arms shipment to Israel over Rafah invasion concerns
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the U.S. has paused the supply of “high-payload” munitions to Israel over concerns about a potential military offensive on the Gazan city of Rafah.
The delivery was supposed to ...Read more
Man ID'd as cousin of controversial Rabbi Meir Kahane arrested for ramming NYC pro-Palestinian protester
NEW YORK — A man identified as a cousin of Rabbi Meir Kahane — the controversial founder of the Jewish Defense League assassinated in a Manhattan hotel — has been arrested for ramming his car into a pro-Palestinian ...Read more
Pro-Palestinian rallies held but no disturbances seen on Southern California universities' 'day of action'
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Pro-Palestinian protesters urged students throughout California State University’s Southern California campuses to take part in a CSU-wide day of action on Wednesday as tensions continue to flare ...Read more
With production of the Chevy Malibu ending, long era ends for ol' Detroit sedans
DETROIT — In another case of Detroit automakers surrendering car sales to foreign competition, General Motors Co. this fall will retire its last mainstream gas-powered sedan when production of the Chevrolet Malibu ends ...Read more
Stormy Daniels will return to court in test of Trump's demeanor
NEW YORK — Stormy Daniels will return to the witness stand in Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial Thursday morning, testing the ability of both the adult film star and the former president to keep their cool.
...Read more
Testimony details alleged motive in Mexico surfer slayings: 'They had a lot of money, devices and the pickup'
A Mexican judge laid out Wednesday the evidence against a man arrested in connection with the disappearance and killings of two Australian brothers and their American friend, including the testimony of a witness who told ...Read more
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