Guantanamo at 21: Advocates renew calls for closing US prison
Guantanamo’s legacy of abuse, injustice and ‘lawlessness’ gets worse with each passing year, former detainee…
Month: January 2023
Rep. Nancy Mace files bill requiring Buttigieg to fly commercial until FAA, Southwest debacles resolved
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., has filed a bill that would require Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg…
Gov. Tate Reeves seeking ‘complete elimination’ of income tax in Mississippi as he runs for re-election
Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves is working toward the “complete elimination” of the state’s income…
‘Higher electric bills’: Lawmakers warn of consequences surrounding potential gas stove ban
Members of Congress are warning that Americans could soon be “paying higher electric bills” if…
Canada to send armoured vehicles to Haitian government
The vehicles come as Haiti contends with surging levels of gang violence, particularly in the…
How do you solve a problem like George Santos? GOP faces catch-22 with embattled freshman congressman
With a slim House majority, the GOP has a quandary when it comes to Rep….
Pressure builds on Garland to appoint special counsel after second batch of classified Biden documents found
A series of Republicans joined calls Wednesday for the Justice Department to appoint a special…
Biden under scrutiny as second batch of classified documents reportedly found
Another set of materials discovered at a separate location, as White House addresses first discovery…
Price on wearing ear-defenders & still unsure about playing at Worlds again
Gerwyn Price admits he is still unsure about whether he will return to play in…
US House Republicans announce investigation into President Biden
The new Republican majority in the US House of Representatives have requested information from Twitter,…
Syrian refugee who lived in airport gains Canadian citizenship
Hassan Al Kontar told Al Jazeera he has not seen his family since 2008 and…
Did Beijing deliver a snub to Myanmar’s military regime?
Observers see China keeping Myanmar’s generals at a distance by not responding to Lancang-Mekong Cooperation…
Biden administration extends Covid public health emergency as highly infectious omicron XBB.1.5 spreads
The public health emergency extension occurs amid concern that the nation may face another wave…
FTX has recovered $5 billion worth of ‘liquid’ assets, lawyers say
FTX lawyers said they had recovered $5 billion of assets, including cash and crypto, bringing…
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz tells corporate workers to return to the office 3 days a week
Starbucks corporate employees will be returning to the office at least three days by the…
Illinois sheriff says will not arrest people solely for possessing semiautomatic weapons after state ban
The Edwards County, Illinois sheriff said this week that his office will not be arresting…
210 Democrats vote against bill requiring medical care for babies born alive after abortion attempt
Nearly every House Democrat voted against legislation on Wednesday to require medical care for infants…
FAA has operated without a Senate-confirmed director for nearly a year
The federal agency to blame for thousands of flight delays Wednesday has operated without a…
BLM-backed Dem candidate sentenced to 22 months in prison for wire fraud scheme
Karen Carter Peterson, the only federal candidate backed by the Black Lives Matter PAC since…
Exclusive: more than 70 US and Brazilian lawmakers condemn Trump-Bolsonaro alliance
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar leads joint statement focused on Sunday’s riots in Brasília and January 6…
