SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Justices yet to decide any … WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has never been so slow. For the first time, the justices have gone more than three months without resolving any cases in which they heard arguments, since their term began in early October. By this point, they always had decided at least one case, and usually a handful, according […]
2 mass shootings in 2 days plunge Serbia into shock, … BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The first shooting left Serbia weeping. The second set off waves of soul-searching in a deeply divided nation, awash in weaponry, where war criminals are glorified and memories run deep of years of civil war. Two mass killings in two days. Nineteen people dead and 21 injured. “We walked around like […]
Czech ex-PM Babis favorite in presidential vote’s … PRAGUE (AP) — Populist billionaire Andrej Babis leads a field of eight candidates hoping to succeed Milos Zeman in the largely ceremonial but prestigious post of the Czech president. Babis, a former prime minister, was recently acquitted in a fraud trial, boosting his chances of winning in the first round of the presidential election in […]
‘Believe in our state’: Tina Kotek becomes Oregon’s … Democrat Tina Kotek was sworn in as Oregon’s 39th governor on Monday — vowing to declare a homelessness state of emergency and calling on Oregonians to believe in the future of Oregon amid a housing and homeless crisis.
Rapid demise of ‘Dilbert’ is no surprise to those … NEW YORK (AP) — The comic strip “Dilbert” disappeared with lightning speed following racist remarks by creator Scott Adams, but it shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone who has followed them both. Adams, who is white, was an outspoken presence on social media long before describing Black people as a “hate group” on YouTube […]
Homeowner who shot Black teen Ralph Yarl pleads not … LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — The 84-year old man who shot Ralph Yarl when the Black teenager went to his door by mistake pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a case that has shocked the country and renewed national debates about gun policies and race in America. Andrew Lester walked into the courtroom with a cane and […]
AI presents political peril for 2024 with threat … WASHINGTON (AP) — Computer engineers and tech-inclined political scientists have warned for years that cheap, powerful artificial intelligence tools would soon allow anyone to create fake images, video and audio that was realistic enough to fool voters and perhaps sway an election. The synthetic images that emerged were often crude, unconvincing and costly to produce, […]
Leaders brace for critical Biden-McCarthy meeting … Congress is heading into a critical week in the debt limit battle, when a meeting between President Biden and top congressional leaders will set the tone for negotiations — or lack thereof. There are few signs of the two sides reaching a deal any time soon. The Tuesday meeting will be a gauge of the […]
GOP, McCarthy now face even heavier debt ceiling … Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) pulled out all the stops last week to move a debt ceiling bill through the House, twisting arms, modifying language and cutting last-minute deals with leery Republicans to send the package to the Senate by the narrowest of margins. That might have been the easy part. The next step — finding […]
DeSantis vs. Disney feud divides GOP over attacks … Republican attacks on “woke” American corporations are exposing deep divides within the GOP, with some Republicans worried the party is straying from its roots by going after the internal politics of big businesses. The Republican at the center of the fight is Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), who has tested the limits of the party’s […]