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Month: May 2024

Indian voters dissect Modi’s politics while traversing the country by train

By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press ABOARD THE THIRUKKURAL EXPRESS, India (AP) — The 1,800-mile (2,900-kilometer) journey south from New Delhi to Kanyakumari is one of the longest train rides in India, passing through cities, villages, scrub forests and deep ravines. The 22-car Thirukkural Express is a microcosm of India, carrying passengers from different castes and

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Progressive prosecutor in Portland, Oregon, seeks to fend off tough-on-crime challenger in DA race

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — In Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, the progressive district attorney who took office during the social justice movement of 2020 is being challenged by a candidate vowing to be tough on crime, highlighting the growing pressure on liberal prosecutors across the U.S. amid voter concerns

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Progressive prosecutor in Portland, Oregon, seeks to fend off tough-on-crime challenger in DA race

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — In Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, the progressive district attorney who took office during the social justice movement of 2020 is being challenged by a candidate vowing to be tough on crime, highlighting the growing pressure on liberal prosecutors across the U.S. amid voter concerns

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Kentucky congressman expects no voter fallout for his role in attempt to oust House speaker

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — As Kentucky voters go to the polls, Republican Rep. Thomas Massie is downplaying any political fallout for his role in the recent failed effort to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson. Massie is looking to maintain his dominance in his northern Kentucky district. Tuesday’s primary election lacks

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Voters to decide whether prosecutor and judge in Georgia Trump election case keep their jobs

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Voters will decide whether two key players in the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump will keep their jobs. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee are both on the ballot for Tuesday’s election. Willis is the prosecutor who

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Election deniers moving closer to GOP mainstream, report shows, as Trump allies fill Congress

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the hours after the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Ohio’s then-Republican senator, Rob Portman, voted to accept President Joe Biden’s win over the defeated former president, Donald Trump, despite Trump’s false allegations that Biden only won because of fraud.

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Australia confirms Kerr to miss Paris Olympics

By Reuters (Melbourne) — Australia have confirmed talismanic captain Sam Kerr will miss the women’s Olympic soccer at the Paris Games while recovering from a serious knee injury. The Chelsea striker suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury at a training camp in Morocco in January and her participation in Paris was highly doubtful. Football Australia (FA) ended

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