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Dems Introduce Bill To Effectively Slap Term Limits On SCOTUS Justices Blake Mauro on July 27, 2022 Democrats introduced a bill on Tuesday that would effectively impose term limits on …

‘Kids Are Off Limits’: DeSantis Sues Bar That Let Children Attend Drag Shows Laurel Duggan on July 27, 2022 Florida is suing a bar that hosted drag shows with children …

TikTok Intentionally Downplayed Ties To China, Documents Reveal Jack McEvoy on July 27, 2022 TikTok intentionally directed its staff to de-emphasize the app’s connection to Beijing, according to leaked internal …

(Reuters) -Judges in North Dakota and Wyoming on Wednesday blocked enforcement of “trigger” bans on abortions, allowing abortion providers in those states to resume services after the U.S. Supreme Court …

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON – Russian space officials have informed U.S. counterparts that Moscow would like to keep flying its cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) until their own …

By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -Two former Minneapolis police officers were sentenced on Wednesday on federal charges stemming from the murder of George Floyd, the Black man who was killed when …

By Tim Reid LOS ANGELES -Dozens of former Republican and Democratic officials announced on Wednesday a new national political third party to appeal to millions of voters they say are …

KHIMKI, Russia -U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner told a Russian court on Wednesday she was not read her rights when detained at a Moscow airport in February, as she stands …

By Moira Warburton and Rose Horowitch WASHINGTON -Democrats on a U.S. House committee pressed the top executives of two U.S. gunmakers on Wednesday about their marketing of assault-style rifles that …

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden said he spoke on Wednesday with Democratic senators Chuck Schumer and Joe Manchin to offer his support for a bill that would reduce the …

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON – The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it got a warrant to search the phone of former President Donald Trump’s election attorney, John Eastman, who …

By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO – A historic apology by Pope Francis to survivors of residential schools in Canada evoked strong emotions for many as the pontiff begged for forgiveness …

By Natalia Zinets KYIV -Russian forces have taken over Ukraine’s second biggest power plant, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday, following an earlier claim by Russian-backed forces …

By Angelo Amante ROME – The party with the most votes in Italy’s centre-right coalition will choose the prime minister if the bloc wins the coming election, the alliance said …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee voted Wednesday to approve a measure that would raise the age children are given special online privacy protections to 16 and bar targeted …

WASHINGTON – The White House on Wednesday welcomed hearing about a legislative deal aimed at lowering the cost of pharmaceutical drugs as part of a budget bill. White House press …

By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) – Actor Tony Dow, best known for his role as Wally Cleaver in the 1950s American TV sitcom “Leave It to Beaver,” died Wednesday at age …

By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -An Illinois man accused of shooting into a crowd watching a Chicago-area Independence Day parade was indicted by a grand jury on 117 counts, including 21 …

WASHINGTON – A U.S. offer to Russia to gain the release of two Americans detained by Moscow, Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, was made weeks ago and the White House …

By Sharon Bernstein MARIPOSA, Calif. -Firefighters on Monday finally started to control California’s largest wildfire so far this year, halting its eastward expansion toward nearby Yosemite National Park while thousands …

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden celebrated his recovery from COVID-19 on Wednesday with an appeal to Americans to get vaccinated and a comparison of …

By David Lawder WASHINGTON -The U.S. Treasury said on Wednesday it will allow state, local and tribal governments more flexibility to use COVID-19 rescue funds to boost the supply of …

(Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday it plans to make the rapidly spreading monkeypox disease a nationally notifiable condition. The designation, which is …

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON – George Tanios, one of two men who had been accused of assaulting police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol …