Dec 29 South Africa launches case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza By Mike Corder, Associated Press South Africa has launched a case at the United Nations' top court accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and asking the court to order Israel to halt its attacks. Continue reading
Dec 29 Tens of thousands of Palestinians flee south amid intensifying Israeli offensive on central Gaza By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The war has already killed over 21,500 Palestinians and sparked a humanitarian crisis that has left a quarter of Gaza’s population starving. Continue reading
Dec 29 Read the full ruling from Maine removing Trump from state's Republican primary ballot Maine’s Democratic secretary of state on Thursday removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause. Read the full decision here. Continue reading
Dec 29 Russia launches 122 missiles, dozens of drones in deadly Ukraine attack By Illia Novikov, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Air Force commander Mykola Oleshchuk wrote on his official Telegram channel that it was "the most massive aerial attack” since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. Continue reading
Dec 29 Maine removes Trump from its primary ballot as U.S. Supreme Court set to weigh in on his eligibility By Nicholas Riccardi, David Sharp, Associated Press The Civil War-era clause bans those who “engaged in insurrection” from office. It’s the same provision cited recently by the Colorado Supreme Court to remove Trump from the ballot in that state. Continue reading
Dec 28 Maine bars Trump from 2024 primary ballot By Nicholas Riccardi, David Sharp, Associated Press While Maine has just four electoral votes, it's one of two states to split them. Trump won one of Maine's electors in 2020, so having him off the ballot there could have outsized implications in a race that is expected… Continue reading
Dec 28 Biden administration grants Louisiana power to approve carbon capture wells By Michael Phillis, Associated Press The EPA said the Louisiana agreement includes safeguards to protect poorer, often majority-Black communities that live near those facilities — and that those standards will serve as a model for other states. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 4:39 News Wrap: After backlash, Haley tries to clarify comments about cause of Civil War In our news wrap Thursday, Nikki Haley sought to clarify comments she made about the cause of the Civil War after backlash, a federal judge accepted Georgia's newly-redrawn voting districts that favor Republicans, huge surf battered the West Coast and… Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch 5:45 How Trump's criminal and civil cases could shape the 2024 campaign By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan While Donald Trump holds a decisive lead in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, his 2024 calendar will be full of legal challenges and court appearances. In four major criminal cases, the former president faces 91 felony counts and two key… Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch 4:35 State ballot measures in 2024 could drive voter turnout and change the future of elections By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman The 2024 race for the White House will take up a lot of time, attention and money over the next 11 months. But as Lisa Desjardins explains, other votes at the state level next year could significantly influence the presidential… Continue watching