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Brazil's Bolsonaro Indicted for Allegedly Faking Vaccine Record
Brazil's federal police indicted the country's former president Jair Bolsonaro for suspected fraud on his vaccination records, two sources related to the matter said Tuesday.
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 08:20:43 EDT
Supreme Court Weighs Convicted Border Drug 'Mule' Appeal
The Supreme Court on Tuesday is set to consider a California woman's bid to overturn her conviction for smuggling drugs across the U.S.-Mexican border in a legal dispute over her defense she acted unwittingly as a "blind" drug mule.
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 07:53:43 EDT
Caitlyn Jenner Backs N.Y. County's Ban on Transgenders in Female Sports
Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner on Monday said she supported a local New York official's order banning female sports teams with transgender athletes from using county-owned facilities.
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 07:42:09 EDT
Biden's TikTok Ban Support May Turn Off Young Voters
President Joe Biden's campaign could face backlash from younger voters over his support for a bill that could lead to a ban of TikTok, particularly after saying he'd sign the legislation about a month after the campaign joined the social media platform.
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 07:21:15 EDT
Russia Says High-level Contacts Underway for Putin Visit to China
The Kremlin, asked Tuesday about a Reuters report President Vladimir Putin will visit China in May, said several foreign trips were being planned for Putin and that preparatory high-level contacts were underway for them.
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 07:18:26 EDT
Schumer's Call for New Israeli Elections 'Overt Election Interference'
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's fiery Senate floor speech in which he criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and called for the Jewish state to hold new elections is "overt election interference," some political analysts say.
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 07:12:25 EDT
Nippon Steel Pledges to Move US HQ to US Steel's Pittsburgh
Nippon Steel would move its U.S. headquarters to Pittsburgh where its acquisition target U.S. Steel is based if the deal goes through, an executive said, adding to the pledges from the Japanese steelmaker to secure the transaction.
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 06:40:32 EDT
IRS Chief Sees Workforce Topping 100,000 in 3 Years
Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Danny Werfel said the tax agency will need to boost its workforce to over 100,000 people over the next three years to achieve its modernization, service and enforcement goals.
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 06:36:14 EDT
Defense Sec. Austin: US 'Will Not Let Ukraine Fail'
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin vowed Tuesday the U.S. will continue to support Ukraine's war effort against Russia, even as the U.S. Congress remains stalled over funding to send additional weapons to the front.
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 02:00:56 EDT
Blinken: US Support for Philippines 'Ironclad' in South China Sea
Secretary of State Antony Blinken underscored Washington's "ironclad commitment" Tuesday to help defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack against its forces after clashes between Chinese and Filipino coast guards in the disputed South China Sea.
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 22:08:00 EDT
Watchdog: Google Interfered in US Elections 41 Times
Conservative watchdog Media Research Center released a report Monday that documented 41 times over the past 16 years that Google has interfered with U.S. elections.
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 22:07:33 EDT
WH: Israel Airstrikes Kill No. 3 Hamas Commander
Hamas' third-highest-ranking commander, Marwan Issa, was killed in an Israeli airstrike, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on Monday.
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:41:53 EDT
RBG Award Gala Canceled Amid Honorees Backlash
The foundation that administers an award in the name of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg announced Monday night that it was canceling this year's ceremony after criticism from her family about the slate of honorees.
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:22:51 EDT
Trump: Will Cassidy Hutchinson Be Prosecuted for Testimony?
Former President Donald Trump questioned, on Monday, whether Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide, would be prosecuted for her statement that he lunged at his limo driver on Jan. 6, 2021.
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:22:02 EDT
Trump: Jews Who Vote Democrat 'Hate Their Religion'
Former President Donald Trump made the claim on Monday that Democrats "hate Israel" and that any Jewish voter who supports Democrats hates their religion.
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:10:08 EDT
Federal Judge: Illegal Immigrants Can Carry Guns
In a ruling that had both proponents and opponents of the Second Amendment do a curious double take, a federal judge has ruled that an illegal immigrant was wrongly banned from possessing firearms. U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman ruled on March 8 that the...
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:45:16 EDT
Hunter Biden Associate to Testify From Prison
House Republicans are prepping to have Hunter Biden business associate Jason Galanis testify remotely from prison in a public congressional hearing on Wednesday as part of their inquiry.
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:40:54 EDT
Trump Says He Favors Abortion Ban After Certain Number of Weeks
Donald Trump said Sunday he favors a national abortion ban after a certain number of weeks, with exceptions -- but did not confirm how many weeks, leaving his stance on a top U.S. election issue in flux.The former president said that he would "soon" issue a proposal on the...
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:26:03 EDT
US Advises Ships to Turn Off Transponders Amid Houthi Threat
A United States maritime advisory on Monday issued guidance to American-flagged ships to turn off Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) transponders when transiting bodies of water in the Middle East amid ongoing threats from the Houthi terrorist group.
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:10:26 EDT
Supreme Court Denies Navarro's Bid to Stave Off Prison
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to halt a prison sentence for former Trump White House official Peter Navarro as he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction. Navarro is due to report Tuesday to a federal prison for a four-month sentence, after being found guilty of ...