Aug 24 Texas trial to begin in lawsuit over Biden parole policy for migrants from 4 countries By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press A key portion of President Joe Biden's immigration policy that grants parole to thousands of people from Central America and the Caribbean is set to be debated in a Texas federal courtroom. Continue reading
Aug 24 Trump set to surrender at Georgia jail on charges he sought to overturn 2020 election result By Eric Tucker, Kate Brumback, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Donald Trump is set to surrender to authorities in Georgia on charges he schemed to overturn the 2020 election in the state. Continue reading
Aug 23 Trump attacks rivals in online interview with Tucker Carlson while skipping first presidential debate By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press While eight Republican presidential candidates tried to make their case in Wednesday night's debate that their party should move on from Donald Trump in 2024, the former president tried to make his case that everyone else is irrelevant. Continue reading
Aug 23 GOP candidates tangle in Milwaukee as they vie to be the leading alternative to front-runner Trump By Sara Burnett, Jill Colvin, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Nearly all of the candidates vying to be the leading alternative to Trump said they would support the former president if he is the party's nominee even if he is convicted in a court of law as they gathered on stage… Continue reading
Aug 23 Sen. Rubio urges Biden administration to reject a former warlord's extradition to Colombia By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio is calling on the Biden administration to reject Colombia's request for extradition of a former warlord after he was named a peace envoy in the South American nation. Continue reading
Aug 23 Mexican border city struggles to find space for migrants even with a new shelter By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press At a massive encampment near an international bridge along the U.S.-Mexico border, migrants from Honduras, Haiti, Venezuela and elsewhere have turned scraps of plastic, poster board and rope into makeshift homes. Continue reading
Aug 23 North Korea says its 2nd attempt to launch a spy satellite has failed, vows another try By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The announcement followed a statement by South Korea's military that North Korea had launched a long-range rocket. The North's space agency said it used the new-type carrier rocket Chollima-1 to put the reconnaissance satellite Malligyong-1 into orbit. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 5:14 What to expect as GOP presidential candidates debate without Trump By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman, Saher Khan Republicans are kicking the 2024 election into its next gear with their first presidential debate. But even as the party hosts its most important event yet, its frontrunner, former President Trump, is notably absent. Lisa Desjardins is at the debate… Continue watching
Aug 23 U.S. approves new $500 million arms sale to Taiwan as aggression from China intensifies By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Although the deal is modest in comparison to previous weapons sales, the move is likely to draw fierce criticism from Beijing, which regards self-governing Taiwan as a renegade province and refuses to rule out the use of force to reunify… Continue reading
Aug 23 New Jersey schools to offer free menstrual products for students grade 6 through 12 By Associated Press New Jersey will require school districts to offer free menstrual products for grades six through 12 under a new law Gov. Phil Murphy has signed. Continue reading