International News (Page 938)

President BidenJoe BidenBiden State of the Union: A plea for unity in unusual times Watch: Key moments from Biden’s first State of the Union address Five takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union address MORE’s nominee to fill a district court vacancy is hitting a dead end in the wake of pushback from GOP Sen.…Continue Reading

A Texas judge sided with the family of a transgender teen on Wednesday in a case challenging Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive for the state to investigate parents of transgender youths receiving transition care for alleged child abuse. Judge Amy Clark Meachum of the 201st District Court, a Democrat, issued a temporary restraining order protecting the…Continue Reading

SAVANNAH, Ga. – About 3,800 troops based at Fort Stewart in southeast Georgia have been ordered to deploy quickly and bolster U.S. forces in Europe after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “It’s been very hectic and stressful, but overall it’s worked out,” Army Staff Sgt. Ricora Jackson said Wednesday as she waited with dozens of fellow…Continue Reading

An Alabama man affiliated with the far-right Oath Keepers militia group pleaded guilty Wednesday to seditious conspiracy for his actions leading up and through the Jan. 6 riot, marking the first person involved in the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol to be convicted of the rarely used charge. The sentencing guideline range for Joshua…Continue Reading

The Pentagon on Wednesday criticized the Chinese government for not joining Western sanctions on Russia and falsely blaming the invasion of Ukraine on the United States. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said public statements by Chinese government officials revealed tacit support for the Russian invasion. China‘s Foreign Ministry spokesmen, he noted, in recent days has tried…Continue Reading

Vermont’s self-avowed socialist Senator, Bernie Sanders, chimed in on the standoff between players and Major League Baseball owners and told the owners to stop indulging their “greed” and “negotiate in good faith” with the player’s union. The two-time losing candidate for president took to his Twitter account on Tuesday, writing, “The 30 Major League Baseball…Continue Reading

Rep. Van Taylor/Facebook Rep. Van Taylor (R-TX) suspended his campaign on Wednesday upon admitting he had an affair with “ISIS bride” Tania Joya, which Breitbart News reported earlier in the week. “About a year ago, I made a horrible mistake that has caused deep hurt and pain among those I love most in this world. I had an…Continue Reading

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday held a phone call to plan strategy with Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, one of Putin’s few outspoken supporters during Russia’s attack on Ukraine. The Kremlin said Maduro expressed “strong support” for Russia’s war effort during the call. According to the Kremlin readout of the call, Maduro also denounced the…Continue Reading

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a resolution, led by physician and GOP Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS), to block the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for most healthcare workers. “Today is a huge victory for all the healthcare workers who ran to the sound of the COVID battle, as Senate Republicans joined forces taking us one step…Continue Reading