Cambodia PM's brother becomes deputy in push to extend power
The younger brother of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet was appointed deputy premier in the family’s latest move to ... Read More
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson pushes plan to borrow $1.25 billion for housing, development and climate goals
CHICAGO — To stave off a “significant shrinkage” in the city’s available pool of money, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration Wednesday rolled out a new $1.25 billion borrowing plan to help fund a slate of ...Read more
US lawmakers arrive in Taiwan as tensions in strait simmer
A delegation of U.S. lawmakers led by Republican Mike Gallagher arrived in Taiwan, a visit that may exacerbate an already fraught relationship between the island and China.
The group will meet with President Tsai Ing-wen,...Read more
Musk has visited the White House only once during Biden's term
WASHINGTON — Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk visited the White House for the first time during President Joe Biden’s term in September, a contrast to his multiple trips under the previous two ...Read more
Brazil's Holocaust remarks turn G-20 into high-stakes affair
The international outcry over Brazil comparing Israel’s actions in Gaza to the genocide during World War II has turned a typically sleepy gathering of Group of 20 foreign ministers into a high-stakes affair.
The world�...Read more
NYPD cops falsely arrested Malcolm X's guards to pave way for assassination, men allege
NEW YORK — Two men who worked security for Malcolm X in the days before he was assassinated said Wednesday that NYPD cops used false arrests to lure them from his side — thus giving his killers a clear target.
In ...Read more
Maryland courts run out of money to pay for poor defendants' pretrial home detention
BALTIMORE — Maryland courts have run out of money to pay for indigent people charged with crimes to be released on home detention pending trial, putting hundreds of such defendants at risk of reincarceration, according ...Read more
Illinois Democratic PAC loses appeal of massive fines for not timely reporting campaign spending
The Illinois State Board of Elections rejected Wednesday a request to reconsider or lower more than $100,000 in fines levied against a political action committee that helped expand the Democratic Party’s majority on the ...Read more
Maryland lawmakers seek to bolster protections for gender-affirming health care
In step with protections afforded to abortion providers and patients, Maryland lawmakers are seeking to prohibit the state from participating in criminal investigations and lawsuits that other states may bring against ...Read more
Colorado voters may decide whether first-degree murder defendants can be held without bail
DENVER — Colorado lawmakers want to change the state constitution so that first-degree murder defendants can once again be held in jail without bail.
The push comes just eight months after the Colorado Supreme Court ...Read more
District attorney in Arizona refuses to extradite NYC hotel murder suspect, claims Manhattan DA soft on crime
NEW YORK — A grandstanding Arizona county district attorney is refusing to extradite the man accused of strangling and bludgeoning a Queens mom sex worker in a SoHo hotel, claiming she fears he could be back on the ...Read more
Judge Gabrielle Wolohojian, former partner of Gov. Maura Healy, on glide path to Massachusetts' high court
BOSTON — Supreme Judicial Court nominee Judge Gabrielle Wolohojian largely escaped questions during a confirmation hearing Wednesday about her past romantic relationship with Gov. Maura Healey and the potential impact it...Read more
Biden is weighing unilateral attempt to tighten migrant rules
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is considering unilateral executive action, including curbing asylum claims by migrants crossing the U.S. southern border, after House Republicans balked at a bipartisan Senate ...Read more
In the Bay Area, Biden shows he can still energize donors. But what about voters?
SAN FRANCISCO — Topping off his record-setting re-election war chest, President Joe Biden landed in the Bay Area on Wednesday for a two-day fundraising trip, complete with $100,000-a-pop tickets, showing he can still ...Read more
Navy chief charged with espionage, accused of disclosing classified documents while stationed in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. — A sailor charged last month with providing classified documents to a foreign contact is alleged to have passed the sensitive information while stationed in Norfolk between 2022 and 2023, according to his ...Read more
Lara Trump says 'every penny' of RNC funds would go to father-in-law's presidential bid
Lara Trump, Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, said that she would direct every cent raised by the Republican National Committee to his White House comeback bid and winning majorities in Congress if she helped lead the ...Read more
Donald Trump Jr. accuses North Carolina congressional candidate of 'made-up' Matt Gaetz endorsement
Donald Trump Jr. waded into a North Carolina congressional race Wednesday after learning that a candidate was claiming Rep. Matt Gaetz’s endorsement without permission.
Trump said he was not “shocked to hear” that ...Read more
Murderer or scapegoat? Very different versions of LA socialite Rebecca Grossman emerge in closing arguments of hit-and-run trial
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County prosecutor told jurors Wednesday there is overwhelming evidence that Rebecca Grossman committed double murder by racing her Mercedes SUV with her then-lover and hitting two brothers in ...Read more
What caused the mass shooting at the Kansas City Super Bowl rally? Staring, fighting and 'being stupid'
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A woman died and 24 other people were injured by gunfire after two groups of armed males arguing about “why they were staring at each other” led to the mass shooting at Kansas City Chiefs Super ...Read more
Trump on McConnell: 'I don't know if I can work with him'
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump said he doesn’t know that he could work with Mitch McConnell if he returns to the White House and the Kentuckian remains as the Senate GOP’s leader come 2025.
“He’ll ...Read more
Kentucky House GOP leader: Governor shouldn't appoint US Senate vacancies
A Kentucky Republican legislator filed a bill Wednesday that would strip the governor’s authority to appoint a replacement U.S. senator should a vacancy in that office occur.
And it has nothing to do with Sen. Mitch ...Read more
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