The impeachment trial of South Korea's suspended President Yook Suk Yeol begins Tuesday, with the country's Constitutional Court set to weigh whether to strip him of his presidential duties over a failed martial law bid.
The Los Angeles wildfire disaster has cast a shadow over preparations for the 2028 Olympics, raising questions over whether the city can deliver a safe and successful Games.
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A federal judge says the Justice Department can release special counsel Jack Smith’s investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed to the bench by Trump, is the latest in the back and forth in a court dispute over the report from the special counsel who prosecuted Trump in two cases the Justice Department abandoned in November. Cannon had earlier temporarily blocked the department from releasing the report. Cannon on Monday cleared the way for the release of the volume on Trump’s 2020 election interference case. A temporary injunction barring the immediate release of the report remains in effect until Tuesday.
Joe Biden said Monday that America was stronger on the global stage than it had been for decades, in a swansong foreign policy speech one week before Donald Trump's White House comeback.
(The Center Square) – As two major fires continue to burn in and near Los Angeles, fire officials warn that major Santa Ana winds are expected to return early Tuesday morning, extending red flag warnings.
Melania Trump signaled she intends to mostly live in the White House when she returns to Washington as first lady next Monday, squelching speculation that she might split time between other residences.
(The Center Square) – Forty-one Democratic senators have introduced legislation establishing statehood for the District of Columbia.
The body that awards the Oscars said Monday it was cancelling its ritzy nominees' luncheon, as Los Angeles grapples with enormous wildfires that have crippled the city.
(The Center Square) - As the most expensive wildfires in U.S. history rage across Southern California, Gov. Gavin Newsom is convening a special session of the legislature to “Trump-proof†the state by providing funding for the deportation defenses of illegal immigrants, and funding state and local lawsuits against the federal government.Â
Megastar Bad Bunny announced on Monday a 21-concert residency in his homeland Puerto Rico, with the first nine shows limited to residents of the island.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday picked international jurist Nawaf Salam to form a government to pull the war-scarred country out of economic crisis.
The United States unveiled new export rules Monday on chips used for artificial intelligence, furthering efforts to make it tough for China and other rivals to access the advanced technology in Joe Biden's final days as president.
(The Center Square) – Knowledge of unlawfulness is one of the issues that Judge John Robert Blakey expects to clarify when he prepares jury instructions at the bribery and racketeering trial of former Illinois House Speaker Micheal Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain.
Heavy fighting rocked the Gaza Strip on Monday, leaving dozens of Palestinians and five Israeli soldiers dead, even as the White House said that a Gaza truce and hostage release deal could be finalised this week.
(The Center Square) – With one week until Inauguration Day, committees in the Republican-led Senate are scheduled to hold confirmation hearings on 13 of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees during the next few days.
Search teams looking for people killed in devastating Los Angeles blazes moved from house to house Monday, as firefighters girded for hurricane-force winds that could spark further flare-ups.
(The Center Square) – The national average gas price fell to $3.02 per gallon, while diesel increased to $3.53 per gallon. Experts say upward pressure on gas prices will likely be felt by American drivers.
A Gaza truce and hostage release deal is close and could be finalized in the final week of US President Joe Biden's term, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Monday.
The new arrival was born on November 14 and has been closely monitored by zookeepers.
(The Center Square) – President-elect Donald Trump is open to raising the state and local tax cap, a tax code provision that affects wealthy households in Democrat-run states, but the move could prove costly.Â
(The Center Square) – Consumers are becoming increasingly confident in the economy, the December results rising for the fifth month in a row.
Rescuers on Monday hoisted seven illegal miners and at least four bodies from an abandoned South African gold mine amid claims that hundreds were still underground and many had died.
Kazakhstan said on Monday the northern part of the Aral Sea had nearly doubled in volume since 2008, a rare environmental success story in a region plagued by pollution.
(The Center Square) – President-elect Donald Trump took aim at special counsel Jack Smith once again after the prosecutor resigned days before Trump is set to re-take the nation's highest office.
Global markets mostly slid on Monday after traders trimmed bets on US Federal Reserve rate cuts and oil extended a rally sparked by new sanctions on Russia's energy sector.
(The Center Square) – Government accountability watchdogs are sounding the alarm over the federal government's spending practices, warning that the true scope of U.S. liabilities far exceeds what is publicly reported.
"The ewe had suffered a nasty bite to the face and had taken to the water for safety."
(The Center Square) – The U.S. government’s cross-examination of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is expected to start Monday afternoon at the Dirksen Federal Building in downtown Chicago.
Apple was accused Monday of abusing the dominant position of its app store at the start of a court trial in the UK, with plaintiffs seeking £1.5 billion ($1.8 billion) in damages.
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MANNING - The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved an award that will make an investment in the Puck Custom Enterprises facility in Manning.
HOUSTON — He was the man who sought a "kinder, and gentler nation," and the one who sternly invited Americans to read his lips — he would not raise taxes. He was the popular leader of a mighty coalition that dislodged Iraq from Kuwait, and was turned out of the presidency after a single term…
