Supporters of abortion rights won a big victory in Kansas on Tuesday as voters in that strongly Republican state rejected a ballot measure that could have banned almost all abortions in that […]
Kansas backs abortion rights
U.S. drone kills 9-11 plotter
Declaring it “one more measure of justice,” President Joe Biden on Monday announced that a U.S. drone attack in Kabul – the capital of Afghanistan – had taken the life of one […]
Drone crashes Russian party
In a particularly embarrassing incident on Sunday, the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet was blown up by a device carried on a drone. Six people were reported killed. The attack […]
Climate, energy bill is revived
A climate, energy and tax package pushed by President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress – legislation once believed to be dead – has been given new life. Sen. Joe Manchin III […]
Fed hikes interest rates again
A 0.75 percent increase in the prime interest rate was ordered Wednesday by the Federal Reserve system on Wednesday in another effort to tame inflation. According to United Press International, Chair Jerome […]
Pope Francis offers an apology
In a visit to Canada, Pope Francis apologized Monday for the Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s policy of forcing native people into residential schools. According to USA Today, Francis said “I am […]
Subpoena for Ginni Thomas?
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former president Donald Trump may subpoena Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. […]
Bannon guilty of contempt
Steve Bannon was convicted Friday of contempt of Congress by a federal jury for defying a subpoena to testify before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. […]
Birth control bill passes House
Seeking to enshrine access to contraceptive devices in case the conservative Supreme Court declares it a state decision – as it has in the case of abortion – the House of Representatives […]
Biden: a climate “emergency”
Calling climate change an “emergency,” President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced some measures on this issue and promised more action soon. “Let me be clear,” he said, according to The Associated Press, […]
