Politics

Impeachment case alleges Texas AG Paxton used multiple cellphones and an alias to conceal an affair

By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press

New documents released in the impeachment case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton allege that he used multiple cellphones and an alias on a ride-sharing app to help conceal an affair.

James Buckley, conservative senator and brother of late writer William F. Buckley, dies at 100

By Associated Press

Buckley spent a single term in the 1970s in the Senate, where the conservative was one of the first Republican lawmakers to call for President Richard Nixon's resignation in the Watergate scandal.

China confirms President Xi will attend BRICS summit in South Africa

By Associated Press

China is a core member of the BRICS nations, which also include Brazil, Russia and India. The grouping was founded to link the interests of the world's leading emerging economies but has sought to expand into other civil and governmental…

Niger's neighbors running out of options as defense chiefs discuss potential military force

By Sam Mednick, Associated Press

Defense chiefs from the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, were meeting Thursday in Ghana to discuss next steps in their stated goal of restoring Bazoum.

Gun control will be an unlikely topic in GOP-led special session following Tennessee school shooting

By Kimberlee Kruesi, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press

Tennessee lawmakers have a long list of proposals on mental health, school resources, tougher penalties for violent criminals and more. Notably absent will be any serious consideration of tightening the state's relaxed gun laws.

Russia shuts down human rights group that preserved the legacy of Nobel laureate Andrei Sakharov

By Jim Heintz, Associated Press

The organization founded in Sakharov's honor operated the Sakharov Center museum and archives in Moscow, which authorities closed earlier this year.

Justice Department seeks 33 years in prison for ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio in Jan. 6 case

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

The sentence, if imposed, would be by far the longest punishment that has been handed down in the massive prosecution of the riot on Jan. 6, 2021.

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez calls on U.S. to declassify documents on Chile's 1973 coup

By Mauricio Cuevas, Associated Press

The Democratic congresswoman from New York is part of a delegation of lawmakers who traveled to Chile ahead of the 50th anniversary of the coup against President Salvador Allende on Sept. 11, 1973.

Proud Boy in Jan. 6 case disappears ahead of sentencing

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Christopher Worrell of Naples, Florida, was supposed to be sentenced Friday after being found guilty of spraying pepper spray gel on police officers, part of the mob storming the Capitol as Congress was certifying Joe Biden's presidential victory.

Concerns over 'climate gentrification' rise after devastating fire in Maui

By Isabella O'Malley, Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press

“Climate gentrification” — the concept that changes in housing markets occur after extreme weather events — can result in new, expensive developments that make the area more tourist-friendly and can exclude local people.