International News (Page 710)

In August, Rep. Terri Sewell stood at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in her hometown, Selma, Alabama, to tout H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.Sewell, currently Alabama’s only Black member of Congress and the delegation’s only Democrat, had high hopes after she introduced the legislation named in honor of…Continue Reading

Last August, Dallas Schroeder entered a secure facility in Elbert County, Colorado, and copied computers and hard drives that contained election and voter data.Schroeder did so while on the phone with a pair of election denial activists who guided him through using a “forensic imager” device that retails for roughly $4,100, he later told Secretary…Continue Reading

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Abortion and immigration restrictions. A new election fraud police force. Limits on classroom discussion and instruction about sexuality, gender and race.The Florida Legislature has become a front line in the nation’s culture wars, and its regular lawmaking session ends Monday after it provided a springboard for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ November re-election campaign,…Continue Reading

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — Here in the middle of former President Donald Trump’s Midwest base, in a state where a sense of economic malaise lands hard on rural and working-class voters, many Republicans see higher gas prices as a small price to pay to help defend Ukraine.“I don’t think we’re doing enough,” Mary King, an unemployed…Continue Reading

Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine were set to take place on Monday after attacks moved closer to Poland, a member of NATO. On Sunday, a Russian attack on a military base west of Lviv killed 35 and injured 134, Ukrainian officials said.Russia’s navy has set up a “distant blockade” of Ukraine from the Black Sea,…Continue Reading

LOS ANGELES — As the 27th annual Critics Choice Awards celebrated the best in television and film, Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” and “Ted Lasso” led the night’s winners with four trophies apiece. “Succession” took home three awards.Hosted by Taye Diggs and Nicole Byer, the 2022 ceremony broadcast live on the CW and…Continue Reading

BEIJING — China’s government responded Sunday to a spike in coronavirus infections by shutting down its southern business center of Shenzhen, a city of 17.5 million people, and restricted access to Shanghai by suspending bus service.Everyone in Shenzhen, a finance and technology center that abuts the Chinese territory of Hong Kong, will undergo three rounds…Continue Reading

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia on Saturday executed 81 people convicted of crimes ranging from killings to belonging to militant groups, the largest known mass execution carried out in the kingdom in its modern history.The number of executed surpassed even the toll of a January 1980 mass execution for the 63 militants convicted…Continue Reading

Tom Brady I’m Back!!! … Announces NFL Return 3/13/2022 4:22 PM PT Tom Brady’s retirement lasted 2 months — the 7-time Super Bowl champ just announced he will be returning to the NFL for his 23rd season. “These past two months I’ve realized my place is still on the field and not in the stands,”…Continue Reading