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Month: September 2024

7 Mexican travelers, ages 8 to 63, killed and dozens more people hurt in Mississippi bus crash

By Amanda Musa and Rafael Romo, CNN (CNN) — Seven Mexican travelers were killed and dozens of other people injured early Saturday when a commercial passenger bus headed for Mexico experienced tire failure and rolled over off a highway east of Vicksburg, Mississippi, officials said. The National Transportation Safety Board will consider several factors in

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2020 election deniers ordered to pay $1 million in Pennsylvania voting machine dispute

By Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A Pennsylvania judge has determined that three 2020 election deniers must pay nearly $1 million in fees as the result of a years-long legal dispute with state officials over voting equipment used during the last presidential race, according to recent court filings. Recommendations from the judge, who was appointed to serve

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Azerbaijan president’s party retains dominance in parliament election

Preliminary results of Azerbaijan’s parliamentary elections show the party of Azerbaijan’s strongman president has retained dominance. An international observer mission said the vote did not offer voters genuine political alternatives. In the Sunday vote for the 125-seat Milli Majlis, the New Azerbaijan party of President Ilham Aliyev won 68 seats. 45 went to independents and

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Military-run Myanmar to hold a census next month to prepare for election slated for 2025

Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Myanmar’s military government has declared that Myanmar will hold a national census next month to compile voter lists for a general election and to analyze population and socioeconomic trends. Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing’s announcement on Sunday said the census would be used for composing voter lists

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