Arkansas abortion measure’s signatures from volunteers alone would fall short, filing shows
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (news agencies) — The signatures collected by volunteers for an Arkansas abortion-rights measure would fall short of ...
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South Africa appoints a woman as chief justice for the first time
Cnews agenciesE TOWN, South Africa (news agencies) — South Africa appointed its first female chief justice on Thursday.President Cyril Ramaphosa ...
Read moreNewsom issues executive order for removal of homeless encampments in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (news agencies) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Thursday to direct state agencies on how ...
Read moreMissouri Supreme Court halts release of man with overturned conviction as he was about to go free
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (news agencies) — The Missouri Supreme Court halted the immediate release Wednesday of a man whose murder ...
Read moreMan who attacked author Salman Rushdie charged with supporting terrorist group
BUFFALO, N.Y. (news agencies) — A man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack in western ...
Read moreUS-Russian journalist convicted in a rapid, secret trial, court records show
A court has convicted Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, of spreading false ...
Read moreCurfew extended in Bangladesh as top court is set to rule on job quotas that sparked deadly unrest
DHAKA, Bangladesh (news agencies) — Bangladeshi authorities extended a curfew across the country on Sunday as the nation’s top court ...
Read moreA 12-year-old girl is accused of smothering her 8-year-old cousin over an iPhone
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. (news agencies) — A 12-year-old girl in Tennessee has been charged with murder, accused of smothering her 8-year-old ...
Read moreAbortion rights supporters report having enough signatures to qualify for Montana ballot
HELENA, Mont. (news agencies) — An initiative to ask voters if they want to protect the right to a pre-viability ...
Read moreHow Russia’s espionage case against Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich unfolded
Here are key developments in Russia’s case against Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was convicted on Friday of ...
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