Politics

Months of conflict in Sudan has displaced over 4 million people, a UN official says

By Jack Jeffery, Associated Press

The spokesperson for the U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday that the fighting has triggered disease outbreaks and an increase in malnutrition across the country.

Judge blocks Colorado law raising age to purchase a gun to 21

By Colleen Slevin, Associated Press

The law was one of four gun control bills signed by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis in April, following the lead of other states trying to confront a surge in violent crime and mass shootings.

Rwanda genocide survivors criticize UN court's call to indefinitely halt elderly suspect's trial

By Ignatius Ssuuna, Associated Press

His trial, which started last year at the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague, was halted in June because his dementia left him unable to participate in proceedings.

Member of 'Tennessee Three' makes move toward 2024 Senate bid

By Kimberlee Kruesi, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press

Johnson was the lone Democratic member of the so-called "Tennessee Three" to narrowly survive a Republican-led expulsion effort earlier this year. Yet, even with the national spotlight, Johnson is expected to face an uphill battle against Blackburn.

Astronauts get first look at the Artemis II spacecraft that will fly them around the moon

By Associated Press

The U.S.-Canadian crew inspected the capsule during a visit to Kennedy Space Center late Monday and Tuesday. NASA plans to send the four around the moon and back late next year.

Supreme Court reinstates regulation of ghost guns

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The court Tuesday voted 5-4 to put on hold a ruling from a federal judge in Texas that invalidated the Biden administration's regulation of ghost gun kits.

Pence says he has met polling and donor qualifications for the first Republican debate

By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday announced that he has qualified for the first Republican debate of the 2024 cycle, securing enough donors with just two weeks until candidates gather in Milwaukee.

DeSantis replaces campaign manager amid ongoing presidential bid adjustments

By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

The Florida governor is bringing on James Uthmeier, his chief of staff from his state office, to serve as his campaign manager, replacing Generra Peck.

WATCH: Biden signs Grand Canyon monument designation, citing Arizona tribal heritage, climate concerns

By Chris Megerian, Terry Tang, Associated Press

Coming as Biden is on a three-state Western trip, the move will help preserve about 1,562 square miles (4,046 square kilometers) just to the north and south of Grand Canyon National Park. It was Biden's fifth monument designation.

Ohio voters to decide on constitutional change before determining abortion rights

By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press, Samantha Hendrickson, Associated Press/Report For America

The vote on Tuesday is poised to become the latest referendum on abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last year to rescind federal protections for the procedure, creating a state-by-state patchwork of restrictions and bans.