Biden to propose new tax on the uber rich
President Joe Biden wants to require the rich to pay at least 20 percent in taxes on a combination of both their income and their unrealized gains in things like…
Nebraska congressman Jeff Fortenberry announces resignation after being found guilty in illegal contribution case
Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska on Saturday resigned from office after a California jury convicted him of lying to federal authorities about an illegal campaign donation from a foreign…
Full transcript of President Biden’s speech in Warsaw on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
President Joe Biden delivered forceful remarks Saturday from Poland that reiterated the United States’ and its allies’ support for Ukraine and said that the war has been a “strategic failure”…
Ukraine leader demands Western nations give arms, asks if they’re afraid of Moscow
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends an award ceremony for members of the National Guard, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 26, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout…
Nevada man arrested on kidnapping charges in Naomi Irion case, woman still missing
A 41-year-old Nevada man was arrested Friday on kidnapping charges nearly two weeks after a woman vanished from a Walmart parking lot. Troy Driver, of Fallon, was taken into custody…
Mitch McConnell’s Confederate Flag Photo Resurfaces as He Announces He Will Oppose Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court Confirmation
Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has made it known that he will vote against confirming President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson to become the…
Colorado Jury Awards $14 Million to Demonstrators Injured in George Floyd Protests
Jurors in Colorado on Friday ordered the city and county of Denver to pay $14 million in damages to 12 plaintiffs after finding that police officers used excessive force against…
Colorado wildfire near Boulder prompts evacuation for 8,000 homes
“Evacuation areas include 19,000 people and 8,000 homes,” the Boulder Office of Emergency Management tweeted. The NCAR Fire broke out Saturday afternoon. It was just 123 acres by Saturday evening,…
Philippine authorities evacuate thousands as volcano Taal spews mile-high plume
The alert for the Taal volcano, about 70 km (45 miles) south of central Manila, was increased to level 3 from level 2 on the 5-level scale, which the seismology…
All passengers on crashed Chinese plane are dead: officials
Chinese officials confirmed on Saturday the death of all 132 passengers who were onboard the China Eastern Airlines flight that crashed in the southern province of Guangxi on Monday as they…