Jun 07 WATCH: Statue of Willa Cather, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, unveiled at U.S. Capitol By Associated Press Littleton Alston, the statue’s creator, is the first Black artist to have work represented in the national collection. Continue reading
Jun 06 Chesapeake Bay report cites environmental justice disparities By Brian Witte, Associated Press It's the first time an integrated environmental justice index was included in the center's evaluation of the health of the nation's largest estuary. Continue reading
Jun 06 Ukraine brands Russia ‘terrorist state’ in opening statement at International Court By Mike Corder, Associated Press Kyiv is bringing a case against Russia linked to Moscow's 2014 annexation of Crimea and arming of rebels in eastern Ukraine in the years before Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 4:26 Chris Christie positions himself as alternative to Trump as he launches presidential bid By Laura Barrón-López The race to the Republican nomination for president is picking up as a growing number of candidates jump into an already crowded field. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie filed his paperwork with the Federal Election Commission Tuesday, becoming the… Continue watching
Jun 06 Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie files paperwork launching 2024 Republican presidential bid By Jill Colvin, Associated Press The presidential bid will be the second for Christie, who lost to Trump in 2016 and went on to become a close on-and-off adviser before breaking with the former president over his refusal to accept the results of the 2020… Continue reading
Jun 06 Ruling on Tennessee’s anti-drag law leaves questions about enforcement, next steps By Adrian Sainz, Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press Last week, U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker ruled that the first-in-the-nation law was "unconstitutionally vague and substantially overbroad," and encouraged "discriminatory enforcement."… Continue reading
Jun 06 Louisiana lawmakers approve anti-LGBTQ+ bills that include ban on gender-affirming care for minors By Sara Cline, Associated Press Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards opposes the legislation, but has not said whether he would veto the bills. Republicans hold a veto-proof majority in the Legislature, and the bills passed largely along party lines. Continue reading
Jun 06 Milley says fighting in Ukraine has increased and cautions the war will be lengthy By Tara Copp, Associated Press He says there will be days with a lot of fighting and days with little, as the war goes back and forth "for a considerable length of time."… Continue reading
Jun 06 Union activists protest in France in continued resistance to higher retirement age By Oleg Cetinic, Angela Charlton, Associated Press French unions are seeking to reignite resistance to President Emmanuel Macron's higher retirement age with what may be a final surge of nationwide protests and scattered strikes. Continue reading
Jun 06 LGBTQ+ Americans are under attack, Human Rights Campaign declares in state of emergency warning By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press Along with its warning on Tuesday, the HRC released a guidebook with summaries of laws in each state, "know your rights" information and resources for LGBTQ+ travelers as well as those already living in so-called hostile states. Continue reading