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[ad_1] SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Three former Illinois prison guards will spend years behind bars for fatally punching, kicking and stomping a 65-year-old inmate after dragging him out of sight of security cameras. Larry Earvin was just four months from the end of his six-year sentence for theft when he disobeyed an order to return to…
[ad_1] CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The nationwide battle over the places where transgender people may belong has flared at the University of Wyoming, where a lawsuit filed by seven sorority members challenges the induction of a transgender woman into their local chapter. The woman, identified only by the pseudonym “Terry Smith” in the lawsuit filed Monday…
[ad_1] ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland voters will decide next year whether to enshrine the right to abortion in the Maryland Constitution, after the House of Delegates voted Thursday to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot. The House voted 98-38 for a bill that already has cleared the state Senate by the three-fifths margin needed…
[ad_1] Several large, urban counties across the United States gained residents or stemmed population declines in the year ending last July after losing residents in the previous 12-month period amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s population estimates released Thursday. Population change is driven by migration, both within the U.S. as people…
[ad_1] Russian media say court in Moscow orders WSJ journalist to remain behind bars pending investigation on spying charges [ad_2]
[ad_1] U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has compared the policies of separatist leader of the Serbs in Bosnia to those of Russian President Vladimir Putin SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has compared the policies of the Bosnia Serb separatist leader to those of Russian President Vladimir Putin following his moves…
[ad_1] A top Russian diplomat says Russia will continue to give the U.S. advance notice about its missile tests despite suspending the last remaining nuclear arms treaty between the two countries MOSCOW — Russia will continue to give the U.S. advance notice about its missile tests despite suspending the last remaining nuclear arms treaty between…
[ad_1] The United Nations’ highest court is set to rule in a case filed by Iran against the United States over frozen Iranian assets worth some $2 billion, The U.S. Supreme Court awarded the funds to the 241 victims of a 1983 military base bombing in Lebanon … ByMIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands…
[ad_1] BEIJING — As Taiwan’s president began a stopover in the United States on her way to Central America, China said it was closely watching developments and would “resolutely safeguard our sovereignty and territorial integrity.” China claims Taiwan as its own territory to be brought under its control by force if necessary, and portrays the…
[ad_1] SEATTLE — Most gig workers in Seattle will be permanently entitled to paid sick leave and safe time under a first-in-the-nation law signed by Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell on Wednesday. The measure expands pandemic-era protections and strengthens labor rights for app-based workers. Seattle previously allowed food delivery workers to accrue paid sick and safe…