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Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida resigns amid ethics investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is resigning from Congress rather than be formally disciplined by the House as part of an ethics investigation into her use of campaign funds.Explaining her decision in an extended social media statement Tuesday, the Florida Democrat decried the internal investigation process as unfair. She said the House Committee denied her and her new attorney adequate time to prepare a defense.
“Rather than play these political games, I choose to step away,” she wrote.
Members of the House Ethics Committee on... Read More
Teenager pleads guilty after arson attack on London synagogue
LONDON (AP) — A teenager pleaded guilty on Tuesday to arson in north-west London but said he was unaware that the targeted building was a synagogue and said he bore no ill will towards Jewish people.The attack was among several separate assaults against Britain’s Jewish community in recent weeks.
The 17-year-old boy, who cannot be identified because of his age, pleaded guilty to arson not endangering life when he appeared before Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
Surveillance footage showed the boy climb over a wall at Kenton United Synagogue, in Harrow,... Read More
Republicans are launching a new effort to fund the Department of Homeland Security
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are moving this week to try and reopen the Department of Homeland Security and end the longest partial government shutdown in history.The first votes could come as soon as Tuesday as GOP leaders attempt a new workaround to unlock the funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol. Democrats have blocked money for those agencies since mid-February, demanding policy changes after the fatal shootings of two protesters by federal agents.
Republicans’ workaround is through so-called budget reconciliation, a... Read More
Deadly domestic violence cases stir calls for more prevention resources for Black communities
Two headline-grabbing, deadly domestic violence cases, one in Louisiana and the other in Virginia targeting Black mothers, have sparked a national conversation about domestic violence prevention resources and mental health care available to Black communities.Many advocates in the aftermath of the deadly shootings have said the tragedies pointedly highlight troubling trends in which Black women are more likely to experience domestic violence — and they see the killings as an opportunity to confront how disparities in access to care and resources make some women and children more... Read More
Mideast crises divide Europe as it grapples with rising fuel costs and policy toward Israel
LUXEMBOURG (AP) — Buoyed by the election of a new leader in Hungary, Europe's top diplomats are meeting in Luxembourg to forge plans of action on multiple crises from the ongoing war in Ukraine, Russian hybrid attacks, and economic instability as the war in Iran drives up energy prices worldwide.But it is the European Union's policy toward Israel — and how to pressure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as security deteriorates in the Palestinian territories of Gaza and the occupied West Bank, as well as in Lebanon — that is dividing EU members, stymieing strong... Read More
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- Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida resigns amid ethics investigation
- 2 CIA officers killed in Mexico vehicle crash after counterdrug operation, AP sources say
- Warsh says there is no pressure from Trump to cut rates even as president pushes for them publicly
- As US-Iran ceasefire deadline nears, uncertainty hangs over possible talks
- Virginia voters deciding on redistricting plan that could boost Democrats' seats in Congress
- Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial opens in New York, the third time this case has gone to trial
- Fired former UK official says he felt political pressure to approve Mandelson as US ambassador
- Retail sales up 1.7% in March from February driven by a spike in gas prices due to the Iran war
- Stocks and oil prices hold relatively steady in the countdown to US-Iran ceasefire talks
- Southern Poverty Law Center says it faces a Justice Department criminal probe over paid informants
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- FIFA to put more more World Cup tickets on sale after adding new, more expensive categories
- Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan resigns after 6 seasons