Oct 07 U.N. says 10,000 displaced as clashes escalate over key Yemen city By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Clashes have escalated as the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels intensified their push to take the provincial capital from the internationally recognized government. Continue reading
Oct 07 Default crisis dodged — for now — with Dem-GOP debt accord By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Josh Boak, Associated Press Senate leaders have announced an agreement to extend the government's borrowing authority into December, temporarily averting an unprecedented default that experts say would have decimated the economy. Continue reading
Oct 07 Court rules Polish Constitution has primacy over EU laws By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press The Constitutional Tribunal held Thursday that some provisions of the treaties binding EU members and some rulings by the 27-nation bloc's highest court conflict with Poland's Constitution. Continue reading
Oct 07 WATCH: Biden champions vaccine mandates during visit to Chicago By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Thursday championed COVID-19 vaccination requirements, determined that the roughly 67 million unvaccinated American adults must get the shot even as he acknowledged that mandates weren't his “first instinct.”… Continue reading
Oct 07 WATCH: Former U.S. special envoy to Haiti delivers remarks By News Desk and Associated Press Foote resigned last month, saying that he did not want to be associated with what he called the United States’ “inhumane, counterproductive decision to deport thousands of Haitian refugees” back to the island nation. Continue reading
Oct 07 U.S. health experts urge flu shots to avoid ‘twindemic’ By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a yearly flu vaccination for just about everyone starting with 6-month-old babies. Continue reading
Oct 07 Senate report details Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election that he lost By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Colleen Long, Associated Press The report released Thursday offers new insight about how the Republican incumbent tried to undo the vote and exert his will on the Justice Department, asking leaders to declare the election "corrupt" and disparaging its top official for not doing… Continue reading
Oct 07 Agreement reached on short-term debt ceiling fix By Kevin Freking, Josh Boak, Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday an agreement has been reached with Republicans to extend the government's borrowing authority into December, temporarily averting a debt crisis. Continue reading
Oct 07 WATCH: House Oversight Committee reviews Arizona’s election audit By Bob Christie, Associated Press Democratic members of a U.S. House committee on Thursday questioned Arizona officials on the potential damage that a partisan review of the state's 2020 election results had on trust in American elections. Continue reading
Oct 06 Judge orders Texas to suspend new law banning most abortions By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press A federal judge has ordered Texas to suspend a new law that has banned most abortions in the state since September. The order Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman freezes for now the strict abortion law known as Senate… Continue reading