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Virginia voters approve redistricting plan that could boost Democratsâ seats in Congress
Virginia voters approved a mid-decade redistricting plan Tuesday that could boost Democrats’ chances of winning four additional U.S. House seats in November’s midterm elections that will decide control of the closely divided Congress.The constitutional amendment backed by voters bypasses a bipartisan redistricting commission to allow the use of new districts drawn by Virginia’s Democratic-led General Assembly. But the public vote may not be the final word. The state Supreme Court is considering whether the plan is illegal in a case that could make the referendum results... Read More
Teenager pleads guilty to arson that caused smoke damage at London synagogue
LONDON (AP) — A teenager pleaded guilty Tuesday to arson in northwest London but said he was unaware that the targeted building was a synagogue and said he bore no ill will toward 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, on... Read More
Trump picks a University of Minnesota professor to lead his economic council
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated University of Minnesota economist Christopher Phelan to be the next chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, a key position for conducting analyses of the economy and the administration's policies.If confirmed by the Senate, Phelan would succeed Stephen Miran, a Harvard University-trained economist who worked at investment funds and joined the Federal Reserve Board of Governors last September. The council's vice chairman, Pierre Yared, had served as acting leader after Trump shifted Miran to the... Read More
Most serious cyberattacks against the UK now from Russia, Iran and China, cyber chief will say
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The most serious cyberattacks in the U.K. are now carried out by hostile nations including Russia, Iran and China, the head of the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) will say in a speech Wednesday.Richard Horne, the head of the NCSC — part of the U.K's signals intelligence agency GCHQ — will warn that the U.K. is living through “the most seismic geopolitical shift in modern history.” British businesses, he will say, need to prepare themselves to defend against cyberattacks because the U.K. could be targeted “at scale,” if it... Read More
Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments in classrooms, US appeals court rules
DALLAS (AP) — Texas can require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms, a U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday in a victory for conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more religion into schools.It sets up a potential clash at the U.S. Supreme Court over the issue in the future.
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals said in the decision that the law did not violate the First Amendment, which protects religious freedom and prevents the government from establishing a religion.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, called... Read More
Top Stories
- Virginia voters approve redistricting plan that could boost Democratsâ seats in Congress
- Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments in classrooms, US appeals court rules
- Trump says the US will extend its ceasefire with Iran at Pakistan's request
- In reversal, Justice Department withdraws subpoenas in John Brennan investigation, AP sources say
- Southern Poverty Law Center charged with defrauding donors with payments to extremist informants
- Alan Osmond, the eldest member of the Osmonds, has died at 76
- Trump's approval on economy falls in AP-NORC poll, showing new warning signs for president
- Florida's attorney general launches criminal probe into ChatGPT over FSU shooting
- Stocks slip and oil prices rise on uncertainty about US-Iran ceasefire talks
- 2 US officials killed in Mexico crash after anti-drug operation worked for CIA, AP sources say
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- Her kidnapped son was killed in a Gaza tunnel. A new memoir gives a searing account of her grief
- Alan Osmond, the eldest member of the Osmonds, has died at 76
- Rex Heuermann told ex-wife he murdered Gilgo Beach victims at family's home, documentary reveals
- Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden cheered as she wins Authors Guild honor
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