CLIVE, Iowa — Doubling down on the hardline immigration policies that have long animated his base, former President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to bar refugees from Gaza and immediately expand his first-term Muslim travel ban if he wins a second term following the deadly attack on Israel last week....
The Supreme Court Orders Makers of Gun Parts to Comply with Rules on Ghost Guns
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday ordered two internet sellers of gun parts to comply with a Biden administration regulation aimed at ghost guns, firearms that are difficult to trace because they lack serial numbers. The court had intervened once before, by a 5-4 vote in August, to keep the regulation in...
Gunman Kills Two Swedes in Brussels, Prompting Terror Alert and Halt of Belgium-Sweden Soccer Match
BRUSSELS — A gunman fatally shot two Swedes in Brussels late Monday, prompting authorities to halt a Sweden-Belgium soccer match and leaving over 35,000 soccer fans holed up in the nearby national stadium as the capital went on its highest terror alert level with the assailant at large. The killings...
Newsom Signs Law to Slowly Raise Healthcare Minimum Wage to $25
SACRAMENTO — California will raise the minimum wage for healthcare workers to $25 per hour over the next decade under a new law Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Friday. The new law is the second minimum wage increase Newsom has signed. Last month, he signed a law raising the minimum...
Jim Jordan’s Rapid Rise Cheered by Trump and Far Right. Could It Make Him Speaker?
WASHINGTON — Rep. Jim Jordan has such a reputation as a political brawler that former House Speaker John Boehner once said he'd never met someone "who spent more time tearing things apart.” Now, nearly a decade after Boehner stepped down in the face of a conservative revolt, it is Jordan, of Ohio,...
Trump Has Narrow Gag Order Imposed on Him by Federal Judge Overseeing 2020 Election Case
WASHINGTON — The federal judge overseeing the 2020 election subversion case against Donald Trump in Washington imposed a narrow gag order on him on Monday, barring the Republican former president from making statements targeting prosecutors, possible witnesses and the judge's staff. The order from U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan marks a milestone moment...
Muslim Boy Killed and Woman Wounded in Illinois Hate Crime Motivated by Israel-Hamas War, Police Say
CHICAGO — An Illinois landlord accused of fatally stabbing a 6-year-old Muslim boy and seriously wounding his mother was charged with a hate crime after police and relatives said he singled out the victims because of their faith and as a response to the war between Israel and Hamas. In...
Humanitarian Aid Is Stuck at Gaza-Egypt Border as Israeli Siege Strains Hospitals
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Palestinians in besieged Gaza crowded into hospitals and schools on Monday, seeking shelter and running low on food and water. More than a million people have fled their homes ahead of an expected Israeli ground invasion aimed at destroying Hamas after its fighters rampaged through southern...
Suzanne Somers, of ‘Three’s Company,’ Dies a Day Before 77th Birthday
Suzanne Somers, the effervescent blonde actor known for playing Chrissy Snow on the television show “Three’s Company” and who became an entrepreneur and New York Times best-selling author, has died. She was 76. Somers had breast cancer for over 23 years and died Sunday morning, her family said in a...
Hunter Biden Investigations Lead to Ethical Concerns About President Biden, an AP-NORC Poll Shows
WASHINGTON — Ethical concerns are casting a shadow over President Joe Biden as he seeks reelection amid investigations into his son Hunter and an impeachment inquiry, with a poll showing that 35% of U.S. adults believe the president himself has done something illegal. An additional 33% say they think the Democratic president behaved unethically, but not...