Apr 28 Colorado governor signs 4 gun control bills By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press The new laws enacted Friday include raising the buying age for all firearms from 18 to 21 and installing a three-day waiting period between the purchase and receipt of a gun. Continue reading
Apr 28 WATCH: Biden awards football trophy to Air Force Academy By Associated Press President Joe Biden awarded the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy to the Air Force Academy for winning football games against its rival U.S. service academies. Continue reading
Apr 28 House votes to reinstate solar panel tariffs paused by Biden By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The House voted Friday to reinstate tariffs on solar panel imports from several Southeast Asian countries. President Joe Biden paused them in a bid to boost solar panel installations in the U.S., a key part of his climate agenda. Continue reading
Apr 28 Climate activists stage over a week of road blockages in Berlin By Frank Jordans, Associated Press Members of the Last Generation group glued themselves to the road and caused long traffic jams for commuters. The group has acknowledged that its protests are provocative but argues that creating friction can encourage debate about climate change. Continue reading
Apr 28 Heavy clashes rock Sudan's capital despite fragile truce By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Sudanese residents say heavy explosions and gunfire have rocked parts of Sudan's capital, Khartoum, and its twin city of Omdurman, despite the extension of a fragile truce between the county's rival top generals. Continue reading
Apr 28 In drought-stricken Arizona, fresh scrutiny of Saudi Arabia-owned farm's water use By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press In Arizona, worsening drought has brought renewed attention to a farm owned by a Saudi Arabian company and whether the state should be doing more to protect its groundwater resources. Continue reading
Apr 28 Why Arab Americans are pushing for a 'Middle East or North African' category on the census By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang The federal proposal for a separate MENA category would lead to more accurate federal data collection for Arab Americans. Continue reading
Apr 28 Brazilian President Lula resumes recognition of Indigenous land areas By Carla Bridi, Fabiano Maisonnave, Associated Press Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has approved the creation of six Indigenous territories, the first such move after a five-year hiatus in Indigenous demarcation. Continue reading
Apr 28 North Carolina Supreme Court reverses electoral district, voter ID rulings decided last year By Gary Robertson, Associated Press North Carolina’s state Supreme Court has thrown out previous rulings that declared illegal both redistricting maps for excessive partisanship and a photo voter identification law for being infected with racial bias. Continue reading
Apr 28 Hoping to bolster foreign policy credentials, DeSantis' overseas trip overshadowed by Disney fight By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is facing questions about losing ground to former President Donald Trump and being taken to court by Walt Disney World. Continue reading