Lawmakers in more than a half-dozen U.S. states are pushing laws to define antisemitism, triggering debates about free speech and bringing complicated world politics into statehouses. Supporters say it’s increasingly important to add a definition that lays out how to determine whether some criticism of Israel also amounts to hatred of Jewish people. In so […]
SEOUL, South Korea – Japan’s lunar module resumed operations on the moon late Sunday, overcoming problems with its solar panels, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, quoted by Japanese media on Monday. While the reset will enable it to conduct research on the moon’s origins, its primary mission has already been achieved […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Alex Murdaugh is returning to a South Carolina courtroom, but this time the convicted killer, disbarred attorney and admitted thief won’t be fidgeting in the spotlight. Instead, it’s the jurors who found him guilty of the shooting deaths of his wife and son who’ll be questioned by a judge. The unusual […]
Four states have adopted measures defining what it means to be a woman, and West Virginia could soon become the fifth. Republican Gov. Jim Justice and the GOP-led state Legislature have made it a priority to pass the Women’s Bill of Rights, which would establish that there are only two sexes for purposes of state […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell will enter this week’s Federal Reserve meeting in a much more desirable position than he likely ever expected: Inflation is getting close to the Fed‘s target rate, the economy is still growing at a healthy pace, consumers keep spending and the unemployment rate is near a half-century low. A […]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is throwing allegations at his successor, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and even raising the prospect of removing him from office, bringing into the open a long-rumored split between the two. In an expletive-laden speech late Sunday, the former populist leader alleged that Marcos’ legislative allies are plotting […]
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan and Iran on Monday agreed to work together to improve security cooperation in the wake of deadly airstrikes by Tehran and Islamabad earlier this month that killed at least 11 people, marking a significant escalation in fraught relations between the neighbors. The development came after the top Iranian diplomat, Hossein Amirabdollahian, […]
Top O’ the Briefing Happy Monday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. Ketzlebn felt that his preference for Pac-Man-shaped pierogi and faux leather finery kept just the right amount of mystery swirling about him. In the early days of my stand-up career, I drove to every gig, no matter where […]
MEXICO CITY — With protesters outside a full arena, bullfights resumed in Mexico City on Sunday after the country’s highest court temporarily revoked a local ruling that sided with animal rights defenders and suspended the events for more than a year and a half. The resumption of bullfights in the Plaza México, the largest bullfighting […]
With a trip to the Super Bowl just one victory away, the Baltimore Ravens looked nothing like the team that finished the regular season with the best record in the NFL before thrashing Houston in their playoff opener. Worse, Lamar Jackson bore little resemblance to the quarterback who deftly maneuvered through the season playing like […]
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