Apr 19 WATCH: Ukraine top prosecutor says Russian forces are using rape, torture to sow terror By Associated Press Kostin said more than 60 cases of rape were documented in the Kherson region alone. In areas still controlled by Russian forces, residents, including children, are being forcefully relocated to other occupied territories or to Russia. Continue reading
Apr 19 IRS touts improved customer service, credits funding boost By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Taxpayers who called the IRS had an average wait time of four minutes this tax season compared to 27 minutes a year earlier, the agency said this week. Continue reading
Apr 19 LISTEN: Supreme Court rejects Turkish bank's arguments in Iran case By Associated Press The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a Turkish bank's main arguments for avoiding prosecution on charges it helped Iran evade U.S. sanctions, but the court sent the case back for additional review. Continue reading
Apr 18 What are China's alleged 'secret overseas police stations'? By Associated Press Police in New York have arrested two men for allegedly setting up a secret police station for a Chinese provincial police agency to collect information on opponents of the ruling Communist Party. Continue reading
Apr 18 Social justice activists demand police reform after Jayland Walker decision By Patrick Orsagos, John Seewer, Associated Press Social justice activists are calling for police reforms and marching through the streets of Akron, Ohio, a day after a grand jury declined to indict eight police officers in the shooting of Jayland Walker. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch 5:45 Fox News to pay $787M settlement to Dominion Voting Systems over stolen election lies By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman The defamation trial against Fox News concluded before it even began. Dominion Voting Systems alleged the right-wing network knowingly broadcast lies that its voting machines were used to steal the 2020 presidential election. On Tuesday, Fox agreed to settle the… Continue watching
Apr 18 Torch-carrying white nationalists indicted in 2017 Charlottesville rally By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press A grand jury in Virginia has indicted multiple people on felony charges for carrying flaming torches with the intent to intimidate during a rally at the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville nearly six years ago. Continue reading
Apr 18 Republicans block temporary replacement for Sen. Feinstein on Judiciary Committee By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Republicans blocked a Democratic request to temporarily replace California Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday, leaving Democrats with few options for moving some of President Joe Biden's stalled judicial nominees. Continue reading
Apr 18 McCarthy preps House GOP debt ceiling plan to draw Biden into talks By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press House Speaker Kevin McCarthy worked furiously Tuesday to build support for a Republican plan that would demand strict limits to federal spending in return for agreeing to raise the nation's debt limit and stave off an unprecedented U.S. default. Continue reading
Apr 18 Iowa's Senate advances controversial bill to loosen child labor laws By Associated Press The Labor Department says it has more than 600 child labor investigations underway, and officials are concerned about the exploitation of children, particularly migrants who may not even have a parent in the United States. Continue reading