Macron Backs ‘end of Life’ Bill, Aims for Parliament Debate in May
President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday for the first time that he backed new end-of-life legislation that would allow what he called “help to die” and wanted his government to put forward a draft bill to parliament in May. France’s neighbors Switzerland, Belgium and the Netherlands have adopted laws that allow medically assisted dying in […]
Trump Endorses South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace
Once again showing loyalty to Republicans who were once critical of him, former President Donald Trump delivered a fulsome endorsement of Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C. “It is my great honor to endorse a strong conservative voice for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District; Nancy Mace worked hard campaigning across South Carolina in support of our record-breaking […]
Sens. Warner, Rubio: China Poses Greatest Threat to US
China poses the greatest long-term challenge to the United States, Senate Intelligence Chair Mark Warner and co-Chair Marco Rubio agree ahead of the Senate’s annual hearing on worldwide threats, scheduled for Monday. “One of the things that Sen. Rubio and I have done on a bipartisan basis is try to go industry by industry in […]
US Forces Fly in to Beef up Security at Embassy in Haiti and Evacuate Nonessential Personnel
The U.S. military said Sunday that it had flown in forces to beef up security at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti and allow nonessential personnel to leave. The aircraft flew to the embassy compound, the U.S. Southern Command said, meaning that the effort involved helicopters. It was careful to point out that “no Haitians were […]
3 Dead, Several Injured in Early Morning Shooting in Jonesboro, Arkansas
Three people were killed and several others injured early Sunday when a shooting broke out at a private party in Arkansas, police said. Officers found multiple gunshot victims when they arrived at the scene near Jonesboro’s downtown area around 5 a.m. Sunday, Jonesboro police said in a Facebook post. A man and woman, who police […]
Israel’s Herzog to Open Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam amid Protest
Israeli President Isaac Herzog is to attend the opening of the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam on Sunday amid a planned protest against Israel’s killing of tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza. The museum told media that it had invited Herzog before the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel and Israel’s subsequent offensive in […]
80 Years after D-Day, a World War II Veteran Is Getting Married near Beaches Where US Troops Landed
Harold Terens and his fiancee Jeanne Swerlin kissed and held hands like high school sweethearts as they discussed their upcoming wedding in France, a country the World War II veteran first visited as a 20-year-old U.S. Army Air Forces corporal shortly after D-Day. Terens, a gregarious and energetic 100-year-old, will be honored in June by […]
Led by Musk, Silicon Valley Inches to the Right
Since his tumultuous takeover of Twitter, Elon Musk has made an unabashed turn to the right politically, defying the orthodoxy that Silicon Valley is a citadel of well-heeled liberals beholden to Democrats. Long considered non-identifiable ideologically, Musk’s politics are now hardline right wing as he uses his platform (now called X) to stoke the themes […]
West Virginia Legislature Ends Session with Pay Raises, Tax Cut and Failure of Social Issue Bills
West Virginia’s Republican-dominated state Legislature on Saturday concluded a 60-day session marked by budget disputes and controversial social issue bills that advanced but ultimately didn’t go anywhere. Lawmakers conferenced behind closed doors Saturday to reach an agreement on a budget just under $5 billion, bills that would cut unemployment benefits, a Social Security tax cut […]
Why Is Haiti So Chaotic? Leaders Used Street Gangs to gain Power. Then the Gangs Got Stronger
Haiti’s prime minister was last seen in Puerto Rico, negotiating his return to a homeland gripped by violence and controlled by heavily armed gangsters. With his fate in the air and the situation in Haiti deteriorating by the day, the world has been left to wonder whether the country will fully descend into anarchy or […]