WASHINGTON (AA) – The White House issued a stark warning to lawmakers on Capitol Hill Wednesday evening, telling them a government shutdown would result in widespread instability across the country as President-elect Donald Trump attempts to scuttle a funding deal. Spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement that a shutdown “woul...
Scotland’s first Muslim leader Humza Yousaf has announced he will leave front-line politics in 2026. Yousaf, 39, confirmed he would step down as a member of Scottish Parliament after 15 years, hoping his journey inspires diverse youth to enter public service. In a sharp critique, Yousaf warned of billionaire Elon Musk’s growing influenc...
Nearly 10 million children across 12 Republican-led states may face hunger next summer as $1.14 billion in federal funding to alleviate hunger remains unclaimed. SUN Bucks program provides $120 per child during the summer to buy food. According to the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC), Tennessee, Texas, and Florida are poised to declin...
Universities across the U.S. are urging international students to return early amid fears of travel bans under President-elect Donald Trump. Institutions like New York University, Cornell, and the University of Southern California are advising students on winter break to re-enter the country before the Jan. 20 inauguration. They are citing con...
President-elect Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against The Des Moines Register and pollster J. Ann Selzer over a pre-election day poll. The poll suggested Vice President Kamala Harris led Trump in Iowa by three points. Trump ultimately won the state by a 14-point margin. The lawsuit, filed in Iowa state court, accuses the pollster […...
Twenty US Congress members, led by Texas Democrat Greg Casar, have called on President Joe Biden to stop arming Israel due to its blockade on Gaza aid. In a letter to the administration, they cited US laws prohibiting arms supplies if humanitarian aid is restricted. Casar emphasized on social media the Netanyahu government must ensure [&hellip...
A group of Palestinians from Gaza and the US have filed a lawsuit against the US government, accusing it of violating domestic law by continuing to supply arms to Israel. The plaintiffs argue the weapons fuel “gross violations” of human rights in Gaza and beyond. Lead plaintiff Amal Gaza, a teacher in Gaza, says she […]
DAMASCUS, Syria (AA) – Civil Defense teams in Damascus are investigating human remains found in a warehouse in the Sayyidah Zaynab district. The remains are believed to belong to more than 20 people, including children. The discovery comes as mass graves and remains continue to be uncovered in Syria after the collapse of the brutal, [&he...
RABAT, Morocco (AA) – Morocco hosted a consultative meeting between representatives of the Libyan Parliament and the Tripoli-based High Council of State, which acts as a senate. “The meeting (in the northern city of Bouznika) aims to reach elections to end the duality of Libyan institutions,” Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourit...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army rounded up at least 15 Palestinians in raids in the occupied West Bank, according to prisoners’ affairs groups. A woman and a child were among the detainees in the raids that targeted East Jerusalem, Jericho, Hebron, Tulkarm, Qalqilya and Ramallah, the Commission of Detainees’ Affairs and the P...
