• News Wrap: Back-to-back storms bring record rainfall to California

    News Wrap: Back-to-back storms bring record rainfall to California

    Feb 05, 2024 11:50 PM EDT

    ... of the worst damage. Aerial footage there showed entire neighborhoods reduced to ash. Officials warned that the death toll is likely to rise as rescuers search homes. Buckingham Palace announced today that Britain's King Charles has been diagnosed with cancer, but gave no details on which type. The king ...

  • 10 tips for reading a Supreme Court case if you're not a lawyer

    10 tips for reading a Supreme Court case if you're not a lawyer

    Jan 28, 2024 11:05 PM EDT

    ... ruling, which is called a written opinion. You can search on the Supreme Court’s website or on Oyez.org. On both sites, the default search option is for cases in the current term, which is October 2023 through October 2024. Take care to adjust your search for the correct ...

  • News Wrap: U.S. strikes Houthi rebels after American ships attacked in Gulf of Aden

    News Wrap: U.S. strikes Houthi rebels after American ships attacked in Gulf of Aden

    Jan 22, 2024 11:58 PM EDT

    ... an American military cargo vessel in the Gulf of Aden. The U.S. military denied that. Separately, on Sunday, U.S. authorities called off a search for two Navy SEALs and declared them deceased. They were lost at sea on a mission to confiscate Iranian-made weapons bound for the ...

  • NYC Mayor Adams vetoes bills banning solitary confinement in jails and expanding reporting of police stops

    NYC Mayor Adams vetoes bills banning solitary confinement in jails and expanding reporting of police stops

    Jan 19, 2024 10:53 PM EDT

    ... escalation” units. WATCH: Exhibition sheds light on Kalief Browder’s years in solitary confinement Only those involved in violent incidents could be placed in longer-term restrictive housing, and they would need to be allowed out of their cells for 14 hours each day and get access to the same ...

  • Brazil observes anniversary of the anti-democratic uprising in the capital

    Brazil observes anniversary of the anti-democratic uprising in the capital

    Jan 09, 2024 01:49 AM EDT

    ... lost as many times as I did and has won as many times as I did.” Lula, who is currently serving his third nonconsecutive presidential term, ran his first campaign in 1989, but didn't win until 2002. Most Brazilians seem to be rallying around the banner of democracy promoted ...

  • Trump’s vow to deport millions is undercut by history

    Trump’s vow to deport millions is undercut by history

    Jan 03, 2024 07:50 PM EDT

    ... the same time frame. Enforcement sweeps take months of planning, and arresting an immigrant can often require days of surveillance. Officers don’t usually carry search warrants, and advocates warn immigrants not to open their doors. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement often struggled to find adequate detention space during ...

  • Live updates: What’s happening on Day 10 of the Israel-Hamas war

    Live updates: What’s happening on Day 10 of the Israel-Hamas war

    Oct 16, 2023 02:05 PM EDT

    It noted that Putin and his interlocutors expressed “extreme concern” about the escalation of hostilities, “a catastrophic increase in the number of civilian casualties and a deepening humanitarian crisis” in Gaza. Putin reaffirmed Russia’s call for the resumption of a political process to help “reach a long-term and ...

  • News Wrap: U.S. auto industry nears a historic strike

    News Wrap: U.S. auto industry nears a historic strike

    Sep 14, 2023 10:45 PM EDT

    ... will win a government shutdown if it comes to that. Congress has just nine working days to pass the necessary spending bills or a short-term measure to avoid a shutdown. A judge in Georgia ruled today that former President Trump and 16 others will be tried separately from two ...

  • Magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Morocco kills more than 2,000 people, damages historic sites

    Magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Morocco kills more than 2,000 people, damages historic sites

    Sep 09, 2023 03:25 PM EDT

    ... year-old mountain guide, said he and many others remained alive but had little future to look forward to. That was true in the short-term — with remnants of his kitchen reduced to dust — and in the long-term — where he and many others lack the financial means to rebound ...

  • Guatemala's president-elect and his anti-corruption party faces legal challenges. Here's what's happening

    Guatemala's president-elect and his anti-corruption party faces legal challenges. Here's what's happening

    Aug 31, 2023 12:31 AM EDT

    The term ‘lawfare’ is understood as the use of multiple prosecutions and lawsuits to intimidate, silence or discredit dissidents or opponents. Can it be applied to Guatemala's elections? Consider this: Prosecutors and courts barred at least three of the most popular candidates from running in the first round on ...