Year: 2024

The Supreme Court’s new term is opening with a handful of important cases set to be heard and the possibility that the justices will be asked to get involved in election disputes. The justices will be back on the bench Monday. Important cases dot the court’s calendar, beginning Tuesday. The court will take up a

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Transgender rights, the regulation of “ghost guns” and the death penalty highlight the Supreme Court’s election-season term that begins Monday, with the prospect of the court’s intervention in voting disputes lurking in the background. The justices are returning to the bench at a time of waning public confidence in the

Associated Press ROME (AP) — Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse violent demonstrators in Rome as tens of thousands pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets in European cities and around the globe, calling for a cease-fire as the first anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel approached. Security forces in several countries

Associated Press A week after Hurricane Helene overwhelmed the Southeastern U.S., homeowners hit the hardest are grappling with how they could possibly pay for the flood damage from one of the deadliest storms to hit the mainland in recent history. The Category 4 storm that first struck Florida’s Gulf Coast on September 26 has dumped

Associated Press MASNAA BORDER CROSSING, Lebanon (AP) — Powerful new explosions rocked Beirut’s southern suburbs late Saturday as Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon, also striking a Palestinian refugee camp deep in the north for the first time as it targeted both Hezbollah and Hamas fighters. Thousands of people in Lebanon, including Palestinian refugees, continued

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian prosecutors have asked for a seven-year sentence in the trial of a U.S. citizen accused of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine against Russia, Russian news agencies reported Saturday. Prosecutors asked the court to take into account 72-year-old Stephen Hubbard’s age and said he has admitted guilt, according to Interfax. They

Associated Press JABLANICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Rescue teams on Saturday were searching for those still missing after flash floods and landslides hit parts of Bosnia, killing at least 16 people and injuring scores more. Construction machines worked to remove piles of rocks and debris that covered the central town of Jablanica during a rainstorm early

Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Chiang Mai, Thailand’s northern city popular with tourists, was inundated by widespread flooding Saturday as its main river overflowed its banks following heavy seasonal rainfall. Authorities ordered some evacuations and said they were working to pump water out of residential areas and clear obstructions from waterways and drains to help

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s army says militants killed six soldiers in a shootout in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan where armed groups including the Pakistani Taliban are active. Also Saturday, cellphone services remained suspended in Islamabad as it entered a second day of a lockdown aimed at thwarting rallies in support of ex-leader Imran

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A van packed with migrants has slid off the road and overturned in central Croatia early on Saturday, killing two people and injuring 25, some severely. Police say a patrol spotted the van with German license plates overnight and started to follow it when the driver increased the speed. After several

Associated Press PATNA, India (AP) — At least 31 suspected Maoist rebels were killed in a battle with Indian troops in central India, police said Saturday. The fighting erupted on Friday when counterinsurgency troops, acting on intelligence, cornered nearly 50 suspected rebels in the Abhujmaad forest area along the border of Narayanpur and Dantewada districts