Nov 12 Haiti's main airport and capital frozen day after plane shot by gangs By Evens Sanon, Associated Press Life in much of the capital was frozen following the wave of violence, which came to a head when gangs shot a Spirit Airlines airplane. Continue reading
Nov 12 Trump promised to save TikTok, but what happens next is not clear By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press After a tumultuous year filled with anxiety and a legal fight about its future in the U.S., TikTok may have just been thrown a lifeline by the man who was once its biggest foe. Continue reading
Nov 12 Democrat Ruben Gallego wins Arizona Senate race defeating GOP's Kari Lake By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Democrat Ruben Gallego has been elected Arizona’s first Latino U.S. senator. Gallego defeated Republican Kari Lake. Continue reading
Nov 12 WATCH: U.S. will keep discussing with Israel what steps it needs to take on Gaza aid, White House says By Matthew Lee, Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The Biden administration said Tuesday that Israel has made some good but limited progress in increasing the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza and will not limit arms transfers to Israel as it had threatened to a month ago if… Continue reading
Nov 12 Supreme Court rejects request by ex-Trump chief of staff Meadows to move Georgia case By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Meadows was one of 19 people indicted in Georgia and accused of participating in an illegal scheme to keep then-president Donald Trump in power after he lost the 2020 election. Continue reading
Nov 12 U.S. says it will not limit arms to Israel after seeing some progress in flow of aid to Gaza By Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Biden administration last month called on Israel to "surge" more food and other emergency aid into Gaza. It set a 30-day deadline that expires Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 12 WATCH: Pentagon says Houthi attacks caused no damage to U.S. Navy warships By Michael Casey, Associated Press Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon press secretary, said the Iranian-backed Houthis launched at least eight drones, five anti-ship ballistic missiles and three anti-ship cruise missiles at the USS Stockdale and the USS Spruance, both Navy destroyers, on Monday. He said… Continue reading
Nov 12 Pentagon secrets leaker Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison By Michael Casey, Associated Press The security breach raised alarm over America’s ability to protect its most closely guarded secrets and forced the Biden administration to scramble to try to contain the diplomatic and military fallout. Continue reading
Nov 12 Judge blocks Louisiana law requiring classrooms display Ten Commandments By Sara Cline, Kevin McGill, Associated Press U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles on Tuesday said the law had an "overtly religious" purpose and said opponents of the law are likely to win their ongoing lawsuit against the law. Continue reading
Nov 12 WATCH: House Republicans 'ready to deliver,' Johnson says as GOP readies for new Trump era By Kevin Freking, Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Stephen Groves, Associated Press Standing on the steps of the U.S. Capitol with the House GOP leadership team, the Republican speaker said there would be no time wasted on Trump's "America First" agenda of securing the southern border and other priorities. Continue reading