Oct 03 UK scraps tax cut for wealthy that sparked market turmoil By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The British government has dropped plans to cut income tax for top earners. The move was part of a package of unfunded cuts that sparked turmoil on financial markets and sent the pound to record lows. Continue reading
Oct 03 Who are the Oath Keepers, and why are members on trial? By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A trial starting this week in Washington, D.C., is the biggest test yet in the Justice Department's efforts to hold accountable those responsible for the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Continue reading
Oct 03 WATCH: Biden tells Puerto Ricans he’s ‘committed to this island’ as Hurricane Fiona recovery continues By Darlene Superville, Dánica Coto, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Joe Biden promised to “rebuild it all” after arriving in Puerto Rico on Monday to survey damage from Hurricane Fiona, as tens of thousands of people remain without power two weeks after the storm hit. Continue reading
Oct 03 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments on whether certain wetlands are protected by the EPA By Associated Press The Supreme Court began its new term Monday with a new justice on the bench, the public back in the courtroom and a spirited debate in a case that pits environmental protections against property rights. Continue reading
Oct 02 Exit poll suggests center-right GERB party will win Bulgaria election By Veselin Toshkov, Associated Press An exit poll in Bulgaria suggested Sunday that the center-right GERB party of ex-premier Boyko Borissov, a party blamed for presiding over years of corruption, will be the likely winner of Bulgaria’s parliamentary election. Continue reading
Oct 02 Bolsonaro, Lula appear headed for runoff in Brazil’s polarized presidential election By Diane Jeantet, Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Brazil's top two presidential candidates were neck-and-neck late Sunday in a highly polarized election that could determine if the country returns a leftist to the helm of the world’s fourth-largest democracy or keeps the far-right incumbent in office for another… Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 7:14 How Pennsylvania’s midterm races impact the future of politics With just over five weeks left until the midterm elections, we look at Pennsylvania and two high-profile races expected to have a significant impact on both the state and country's political futures. Jonathan Tamari, national political reporter for the Philadelphia… Continue watching
Oct 01 Arizona judge won’t suspend her ruling that makes abortion a crime By Bob Christie, Associated Press An Arizona judge on Friday declined to put her order that allowed enforcement of a pre-statehood law making it a crime to provide an abortion on hold, saying abortion rights groups that asked her to block the order are not… Continue reading
Sep 30 North Korea fires 4th round of missile tests in 1 week By Hyung-Jin Kim, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters. It's the fourth round of weapons launches this week that are seen as a response to military drills among its rivals. Continue reading
Sep 30 Amid rising seas, island nations push for legal protection By Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson, Associated Press There is already evidence of loss of islands. Between 1947 and 2014, six smaller islands in the Pacific archipelago of the Solomon Islands completely vanished, according to a paper published in Environment Research Letters in 2016. Continue reading