• U.S., U.K. target Chinese hackers accused of state-backed operation against politicians, dissidents

    Hackers linked to the Chinese government launched a sweeping, state-backed operation that targeted U.S. officials, journalists, corporations, pro-democracy activists and the U.K.’s election watchdog, American and British authorities said Monday in announcing a set of criminal charges and sanctions.

  • A method being weighed for distributing U.S. aid in Gaza could put U.S. troops at risk, officials say

    The Biden administration is adamant that no U.S. personnel will set foot in Gaza when it starts delivering humanitarian aid from a floating dock, but a proposal for workers from other nations to deliver the aid carries security risks, say one former and two current administration officials. The concerns are the latest wrinkle in the White House push to get aid to the enclave’s hungry population via a floating dock. U.S. military officials have told NBC News that the first time they heard that...

  • Myanmar’s junta leader says nationwide elections may not be possible

    Peace and stability are still needed in order for any poll to take place, he told Russian media.

  • Trump-backed businessman to win Ohio’s GOP Senate primary

    Cleveland businessman Bernie Moreno won Ohio’s Republican Senate primary on Tuesday, just days after former President Donald Trump visited the state to boost his endorsed candidate in a three-way race that remained competitive to the end.

  • Marriages in the U.S. are back to pre-pandemic levels, CDC says

    U.S. marriages have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels with nearly 2.1 million in 2022. That’s a 4% increase from the year before. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the data Friday but has not released marriage data for last year. In 2020, the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, there were 1.7 million U.S. weddings — the lowest number recorded since 1963. The pandemic threw many marriage plans into disarray, with communities ordering people to stay at home and banning large...

  • U.S. Jews upset with Trump's latest rhetoric say he doesn't get to tell them how to be Jewish

    Since the start of his political career, Donald Trump has played on stereotypes about Jews and politics. He told the Republican Jewish Coalition in 2015 that “you want to control your politicians” and suggested the audience used money to exert control. In the White House, he said Jews who vote

  • ‘Back to the dark ages’: Editor Ataf Mohamed on Sudan’s wartime communications blackout

    For the last six weeks, Sudan has been almost totally cut off from the world. Since early February, there has been an internet and telecommunications blackout in the country, where a war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has killed more than 13,000, displaced millions, and threatens to cause widespread

  • Trump Says During Interview He’s ‘Thinking Of’ Backing 15-Week Federal Abortion Ban

    Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, is apparently “thinking in terms of” supporting a 15-week federal abortion ban. Yes, he said that in an interview that aired Tuesday. Just wondering how we came up with 15 weeks and why. “The number of weeks now, people are agreeing on 15, and I’m thinking in terms […] The post Trump Says During Interview He’s ‘Thinking Of’ Backing 15-Week Federal Abortion Ban first appeared on The Source.

  • Trump-backed Bernie Moreno wins Ohio’s contentious GOP Senate primary

    Cleveland businessman Bernie Moreno won Ohio’s Republican Senate primary on Tuesday, just days after former President Donald Trump visited the state to boost his endorsed candidate in a three-way race that remained competitive to the end. Moreno prevailed after a contentious and expensive fight against Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and Cleveland-area state Sen. Matt Dolan, whose relentless attacks may yet damage him headed into this fall. That’s when he’ll face off against three-term...

  • The U.S. is still sending Haitians intercepted at sea back to Haiti despite the violence

    Despite extreme violence, political instability and hunger engulfing Haiti, the United States is continuing to return Haitian migrants interdicted at sea back to the gang-controlled country, to the dismay of Haitian advocates in the U.S. who decry the policy. On Thursday, the U.S. Coast Guard stopped 65 Haitians who were trying to flee Haiti by boat and sent them back to Haiti, the agency said in a statement. “There is a specific disdain when it comes to Haitian asylum-seekers,” said Guerline...

  • Local leaders say U.S. postal deliveries could be improving after mail delays earlier this year

    Local members of Congress first began their investigations into the significant mail delays in January after residents struggled to receive deliveries ranging from medication to wedding dresses.

  • Trump-Backed Bernie Moreno Beats Two Rivals To Win Ohio’s GOP Senate Primary

    Cleveland businessman Bernie Moreno won Ohio’s Republican Senate primary on Tuesday, just days after former President Donald Trump visited the state to boost his endorsed candidate in a three-way race that remained competitive to the end. Moreno prevailed after a contentious and expensive fight against Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and Cleveland-area state Sen. […]