Mar 30 Tens of thousands of Gaza protesters join anniversary march By Fares Akram, Associated Press Tens of thousands of Palestinians on Saturday rallied at points near the Israeli border to mark the first anniversary of weekly protests in the Gaza Strip, as Israeli troops shot tear gas and opened fire at small crowds of activists… Continue reading
Mar 30 Comedian leads presidential polling in Ukraine By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who shot to national prominence by playing the role of president in a television comedy series, topped the poll at 20.9 percent. Continue reading
Mar 30 GOP scrambles to deal with Trump’s decision on health care By Lisa Mascaro, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump's decision to revive the fight over the Affordable Care Act has stirred a political and policy debate among Republicans on how best to approach the divisive issue heading into the 2020 election. Continue reading
Mar 29 Georgia’s ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban heads to governor’s desk By Ben Nadler, Associated Press The ultimate goal for many lawmakers and anti-abortion activists is to get a case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court to challenge its 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling. Continue reading
Mar 29 Algerians march against president in sixth week of nationwide protests By Aomar Ouali, Associated Press Algerians took to the streets by the millions for the sixth straight Friday of nationwide protests. Continue reading
Mar 29 Migrant child who died in U.S. custody had infection, autopsy shows By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press An autopsy has found that a 7-year-old girl from Guatemala died of a bacterial infection while detained by the U.S. Border Patrol, in a case that drew worldwide attention to the plight of migrant families detained at the southern U.S. Continue reading
Mar 29 House Judiciary chair still wants Mueller’s report by April 2 By Associated Press House Democrats have suggested they may subpoena the report if it is not delivered by next week. Attorney General William Barr said in a letter to Rep. Jerrold Nadler and other lawmakers Friday that he would send the report to… Continue reading
Mar 29 Lawmakers reject Brexit deal again. What options are left? By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal is all but dead, after lawmakers voted to reject it for a third time Friday. Continue reading
Mar 29 California town destroyed by wildfire issues 1st rebuild permits By Paul Elias, Associated Press The town of Paradise was 90 percent destroyed by the Nov. 8 fire that killed 85 people. Continue reading
Mar 29 Trump threatens to close border with Mexico next week By Catherine Lucey, Nomaan Merchant, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Donald Trump threatened to close America's southern border or large sections of it if Mexico does not halt illegal immigration "immediately."… Continue reading