Politics

Capitol rioter with Confederate flag attached to a lacrosse stick gets 5 months in prison

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

Prosecutors say Blair encountered a line of police officers on the Capitol's West Lawn and was arrested after he pushed his lacrosse stick against an officer's chest.

Wait lists at U.S. border frustrate, confuse asylum seekers

By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

Opaque waiting lists for asylum-seekers to enter the United States at the Mexico border have carried over from the Trump administration, frustrating many migrants to the point that they cross illegally.

U.N. sees progress in talks to free up Ukraine grain exports

By Ayse Wieting, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press

The United Nations reported "positive" results from the first face-to-face talks in months between Russia and Ukraine on a plan to unblock the export of Ukrainian grain.

Slovenia to dismantle razor wire fence on Croatia border

By Associated Press

Slovenian police say they have detained a Syrian man for illegally transporting migrants, as the country's foreign minister says the dismantling of a razor wire on the border with Croatia will start soon.

Amazon handed Ring doorbell footage to police without user consent

By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press

Amazon has provided Ring doorbell footage to law enforcement 11 times this year without the user's permission. The disclosure came in a letter Amazon sent on July 1 and was made public on Wednesday by U.S. Sen. Edward Markey.

WATCH: Biden opens first visit to Middle East as president with trip to Israel

By Josh Boak, Josef Federman, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

Joe Biden opened his first visit to the Mideast as president on Wednesday by declaring a "bone deep" bond between the United States and Israel and pledging to strengthen economic connections between the two countries going forward.

WATCH: Capitol statue of civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune, unveiled

By Michael Warren, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

A statue commissioned by the state of Florida honoring Mary McLeod Bethune has been unveiled in the U.S. Capitol. She's the first African American to represent a state in Statuary Hall.

Louisiana judge blocks state from enforcing abortion ban

By Kevin McGill, Associated Press

Louisiana authorities have once again been blocked from enforcing a near total ban on abortion, this time under a judge's order released Tuesday by a state court in the capital.

Croatia clears final hurdle to adopt the euro next year

By Associated Press

The European Union has removed the final obstacles tp Croatia adopting the euro next year. It will enable the first expansion of the currency bloc in almost a decade as the exchange rate fell to its weakest level against the…

WATCH: Former Twitter employee says he tried to sound alarm on Donald Trump’s tweets leading up to Jan. 6

By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

A Twitter employee testified that he spent a sleepless night on Jan. 5, 2021, worrying that people might die the next day during a rally that Trump regularly promoted with angry rhetoric on his social media accounts.