Politics

India moves toward reserving 33 percent of the seats in Parliament and state legislatures for women

By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press

Indian President Droupadi Murmu called the measure the most "transformative revolution in our times" for gender justice.

News Wrap: Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged

In our news wrap Wednesday, the Federal Reserve announced that interest rates will remain unchanged, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland faced a barrage of criticism from Republicans, the Senate is moving to vote on three top military nominations, President Biden…

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Conservatives target liberal state Supreme Court justices

By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman

As political fights across the country become more contentious, key decisions over issues like gerrymandering are finding their way to state Supreme Courts. That’s turned once-overlooked questions about who sits on the bench into all-out political battles of their own,…

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Pentagon working to restore benefits to LGBTQ+ veterans forced out under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

By Tara Copp, Associated Press

Under the policy, service members who had other than heterosexual orientation could serve — as long as they kept it quiet. That led to years of discrimination, undue pressure, discharges and lost benefits.

UN rights experts report a rise of efforts in Venezuela to curtail democracy ahead of 2024 election

By Associated Press

A U.N.-backed panel investigating human rights violations in Venezuela says the South American country's government has intensified efforts to curtail democratic freedoms with use of threats, surveillance and harassment.

Trump's New York hush-money trial could overlap with state's presidential primary

By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed a bill setting the state's presidential primary for April 2, potentially putting former President Donald Trump on the ballot as he stands trial in Manhattan for a hush-money criminal case.

UK Prime Minister Sunak delays ban on new gas and diesel cars by 5 years in contentious climate shift

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

Sunak says Britain remains committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, but in a way that won't "impose unacceptable costs on hard-pressed British families."…

Elijah McClain's death sparked protests and led to police reforms. Four years later, 2 officers are on trial

By Colleen Slevin, Associated Press

A trial is opening soon against two police officers charged in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. The Black man was put in a neck hold and injected with a powerful sedative while walking home in a Denver suburb.

Communication outage hits flood-stricken city in Libya, complicating search efforts

By Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Libya's state-owned telecommunications company says the outage began when fiber-optic cables in eastern Libya were severed Tuesday. Internet and phone service were knocked out, with residents and journalists unable to reach those inside the city of Derna.