President Joe Biden has designated the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania as a national monument. The move aims to highlight the painful history of Native American boarding schools in the U.S. The Carlisle School, which operated from 1879 to 1918, was the first federally funded off-reservation boarding school. It aimed ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – In the lead-up to the election day, social media was awash with claims of voter fraud, fueling doubts about the election’s integrity, according to CBS News. Posts on platforms like X highlighted minor technical issues, power outages, and spelling errors on ballots as supposed signs of a conspiracy. Former President Donald...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump continued his campaign with rallies in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Georgia on Sunday. Citing Brazil-based polling firm AtlasIntel, which Trump claims to be the “most accurate” pollster, he claimed to be ahead in all seven swing states. Ariz...
U.S. District Judge Christopher Conner has dismissed Republicans’ challenge against a state law that obligates Pennsylvania to accept military and overseas ballots cast without requiring proof of identification. The case concerned Pennsylvania’s Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act that allows overseas and military voters to mail in ballot...
Reporters Without Borders say journalism is grappling with numerous crises in states where voters are reliant on the media. The advocacy group’s report reveals journalists are concerned about hostility from local and state officials as well as the “economic viability” of local newsrooms. The report is titled “Press Freedom in the Swing States...
ISTANBUL (AA) – US officials have warned of Russian disinformation efforts aimed at undermining trust in the Nov. 5 presidential election. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the FBI, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency made the warning on Friday in a joint statement. The statement highlighted...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump spent part of his Sunday afternoon behind the counter at a McDonald’s restaurant in Pennsylvania, donning an apron to work the fry machine and serve customers at the drive-thru. The former president used the visit to the McDonald’s franchise in the Philadelphia area to highli...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Democratic nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris called Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump “unstable and unhinged” for wanting “unchecked power.” Harris addressed a rally in Pennsylvania’s Erie County on Monday, using a big screen to show clips of Trump’s calls to outlaw dissen...
Jewish American professor Norman Finkelstein has been dismissed from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. This is reportedly for remarks in support of Palestine that he made on social media. The incident marks the first known firing of a tenured professor over anti-Zionist speech, which observers say ignites significant controversy a...
With the US presidential election just around the corner, all eyes are on seven pivotal swing states: Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Georgia. These battlegrounds, each with a mix of electoral votes, are expected to play a crucial role in determining whether Democrat Kamala Harris or Republican Donald Tr...
