UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations chief warned the world Monday that “humanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation,” citing the war in Ukraine, nuclear threats in Asia and the Middle East and many other factors. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gave the dire warning at the opening […]
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HUD announces $2.8 billion in grants for homeless services
FILE – Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge speaks during a tour of the Homeless Assistance Center, June 29, 2022, in Miami. The Department of Housing and Urban Development is providing $2.8 billion in fresh funding for homeless services organizations across the country. The fresh funding, announced Monday, […]
Sen. Graham challenges 2020 Georgia election probe subpoena
ATLANTA — As expected, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham is challenging a subpoena to testify before a special grand jury that’s investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others broke any laws when they tried to overturn Joe Biden’s win in Georgia. Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, received a subpoena that […]
2 bodies found inside vehicle in path of big California fire
YREKA, Calif. — Two bodies were found inside a charred vehicle in a driveway in the wildfire zone of a raging California blaze that is among several burning in the western U.S. amid hot, dry and gusty conditions that boost the danger that the fires will keep growing, officials said […]
Inmate in Oklahoma kills officer at privately run prison
HOLDENVILLE, Okla. — A corrections officer has died after being attacked by an inmate at an Oklahoma prison, officials said. The attack happened Sunday at the Davis Correctional Facility, which is a privately run prison in Holdenville about 70 miles (115 kilometers) southeast of Oklahoma City. The inmate attacked the […]
Texas man convicted for role in Capitol riot to be sentenced
The first man to stand trial for his role in last year’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will be sentenced on Monday in federal court in Washington, D.C. Guy Wesley Reffitt, 49, of Wylie, Texas, was convicted by a federal jury in March of five felony counts, including obstruction of […]
Pope to Kazakhstan Sept. 13-15, may meet Russia patriarch
ROME — The Vatican confirmed Monday that Pope Francis will travel next month to Kazakhstan, where he could meet with Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, who has justified Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Francis, 85, will attend an interfaith conference in the Kazakh capital, Nur-Sultan, from Sept. […]
UK court holds last-minute hearing in life support battle
LONDON — A British court is holding an emergency hearing on Monday to determine whether a hospital can end life-support treatment for a 12-year-old boy who has suffered catastrophic brain damage. The parents of Archie Battersbee are fighting the decision but have lost a series of court challenges. After the […]
US begins court battle against publishing giants’ merger
WASHINGTON — The government and publishing titan Penguin Random House are set to exchange opening salvos in a federal antitrust trial Monday as the U.S. seeks to block the biggest U.S. book publisher from absorbing rival Simon & Schuster. The case comes as a key test of the Biden administration’s […]
Cop, 24, shot and killed during traffic stop
A police officer was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Elwood, Indiana, on Sunday. Officer Noah Shahnavaz, 24, was conducting a traffic stop in Madison County at around 2 a.m. when a suspect exited their car and began firing, Indianapolis ABC affiliate WRTV reported. “For an unknown reason, […]