Sep 19 UK inquiry finds migrants awaiting deportation are kept 'in prison-like' conditions at a detention center By Associated Press Inquiry chairwoman Kate Eves said migrants suffered "shocking treatment" at the Brook House Immigration Removal Center near Gatwick Airport, south of London. Continue reading
Sep 19 After a 12-year pause, South Carolina secures drug to resume lethal injections By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press South Carolina has had an unintended moratorium on the death penalty ever since its lethal injection drugs passed their expiration date and pharmacies refused to sell the state more because they could be publicly identified. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 11:38 Republican Rep. Ralph Norman discusses negotiations to avoid a government shutdown By Amna Nawaz, Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Kyle Midura Only 11 days remain before the U.S. government shuts down, and proposed budget deals are stuck in partisan gridlock on Capitol Hill, Lisa Desjardins reports. A small group of House Republicans say they will not support the current deal to… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch 6:19 How new state and local efforts are trying to register more people to vote By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan, Tess Conciatori, Ian Couzens Organizers on Tuesday took part in National Voter Registration Day, a civic holiday to encourage and register Americans to participate in elections up and down the ballot. The League of Women Voters is one of the largest on-the-ground organizations signing… Continue watching
Sep 19 How new fighting in Azerbaijan's troubled region may herald a new war By Jim Heintz, Associated Press Azerbaijan's launch of reportedly intense artillery firing in the Nagorno-Karabakh region has raised fears that another full-scale conflict with Armenia could be underway. Continue reading
Sep 19 WATCH: 2023 United Nations General Assembly – Day 2 By Ted Anthony, Associated Press South Korea’s president sounded a warning to fellow world leaders about the recent communication and possible cooperation between North Korea and Russia. Continue reading
Sep 19 Israeli military sentences commander to 10 days in prison over shooting of Palestinian motorist By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Israel has sentenced a military commander in the occupied West Bank to 10 days in prison after an investigation into his shooting last week of a Palestinian motorist who was found to be innocent. Continue reading
Sep 19 House Speaker McCarthy faces uphill battle to unite House GOP and fund the government By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press With time dwindling, plans for a Tuesday test vote were scrapped as negotiations resumed. Congress faces a Sept. 30 deadline to reach a deal. But even a popular defense bill was turned back Tuesday as conservatives press for cuts. Continue reading
Sep 19 Germany seeks answers from Poland in a visa fraud scandal involving migrants from Asia, Africa By Kirsten Grieshaber, Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Poland has been shaken for weeks by reports that its consular sections issued about 250,000 visas to migrants from Asia and Africa since 2021 in return for bribes of several thousand dollars each. Continue reading
Sep 19 Russian drone attack western Ukraine city sparks an inferno at a warehouse and kills 1 By Illia Novikov, Associated Press A Ukrainian governor says Russia launched a massive drone attack on the western city of Lviv, burning down a warehouse said to house humanitarian supplies and killing one man. Continue reading