Georgia farm labor indictments raise pressure on Biden for farmworker reforms
A farmworker covers his face as he works at a flower farm in Santa Paula, Calif. | Marcio Jose Sanchez, File/ AP Photo The U.S. attorney for the Southern District…
Jerusalem on edge: Palestinians, cops clash at Temple Mount on 2nd Friday of Ramadan
Clashes broke out between Palestinians and Israeli police at the Temple Mount early Friday morning, as spiking tensions, threats of terror and the observance of major holidays all converge around…
U.S. cannot ‘take lightly’ threat Russia could use nuclear weapons – CIA chief
CIA Director William Burns speaks during a House Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats, in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 15, 2021. Tasos Katopodis/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Register now for FREE…
Donbas has been Ukraine’s ravaged heartland for eight years. Here’s why Putin wants it
But now its people, already scarred by eight years of fighting, are bracing for an assault even more intense. An impending battle for control of the territory is expected to…
UK plan to fly asylum-seekers to Rwanda draws outrage
LONDON (AP) — Britain announced a deal with Rwanda on Thursday to send some asylum-seekers thousands of miles to the East African country — a plan it said would stop…
What Happened on Day 50 of the War in Ukraine
BRUSSELS — Russia’s faltering war against Ukraine suffered a pair of setbacks Thursday when the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet sank after a catastrophic explosion and fire, as the…
Brooklyn subway attack suspect is jailed without bail
NEW YORK (AP) — The man charged with opening fire in a Brooklyn subway car full of people was jailed without bail Thursday as prosecutors told a judge he terrified…
California pauses plans to require COVID-19 vaccinations for schoolchildren
SACRAMENTO — California will not require schoolchildren to be immunized for COVID-19 after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that he is pausing a state mandate set to go into effect before…