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Month: February 2024

Democrats embrace tougher border enforcement, seeing Trump’s demolition of deal as a ‘gift’

By STEPHEN GROVES and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate’s border proposal was one of the toughest bipartisan bills to emerge on the issue in decades. Yet it quickly collapsed when Republicans — galvanized by Donald Trump, the likely Republican presidential nominee — rejected the compromise as insufficient. Now Democrats see

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US secretary of state visits Albania, a key regional ally seeking European Union membership

By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Albania on Thursday to reaffirm relations with a key partner in the Balkans and an ally in supporting Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s full-scale invasion. U.S. officials say Blinken will meet with top officials and focus on the future of

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It’s time for Northeast to prep for floods like those that hit this winter. Climate change is why

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Scientists say the back-to-back storms that lashed the Northeast in January were more of a sign of things to come than an anomaly. Many scientists who study the intersection of climate change, flooding, winter storms and sea level say such storms will arrive with increased frequency

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Will Georgia prosecutor be removed from election case against Donald Trump? Judge to hear arguments

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Should District Attorney Fani Willis be removed from the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump because of her personal relationship with a special prosecutor? Lawyers were set to battle over the question during a hearing in Atlanta on Thursday. Willis, the DA for Georgia’s

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Greek parliament to vote on legalizing same-sex marriage in first for an Orthodox Christian country

By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s parliament is to vote late Thursday to legalize same-sex civil marriage in a first for an Orthodox Christian country and despite opposition from the influential Greek Church. As lawmakers debated the bill for a second day, opinion polls suggest that most Greeks support the proposed

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1 dead, at least 21 others wounded in shooting following Chiefs Super Bowl celebration rally, officials say

By Jamiel Lynch, Jillian Sykes, Steve Almasy and Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — A shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory rally left at least one person dead and at least 21 others wounded Wednesday, officials said, shattering a joyous afternoon for the massive crowd celebrating the Chiefs latest NFL title. Three people

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3 DC officers were wounded in a shooting while making an animal cruelty arrest. Suspect is in custody after hourslong standoff

By Christina Maxouris, Eric Levenson and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A suspect accused of shooting three officers with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC, while they were attempting to serve an arrest warrant for animal cruelty surrendered after an hourslong standoff, police said. The suspect, 46-year-old Julius James, was arrested and charged with

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