Friday, June 26, 2026

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Man Indicted in Murder of ex GOP Mississippi Lawmaker

(Headline USA) A man has been indicted on a murder charge a year after a former Mississippi lawmaker was shot to death while she was doing yard work in a rural area where her sister-in-law had died. Republican former state Rep. Ashley Henley, 40, was killed in June 2021 outside...

Biden Defends Pending Visit to Saudi Arabia in Opinion Piece

(Headline USA) Joe Biden, preparing for a trip to Saudi Arabia amid criticism of its poor human rights record, defended his decision in a newspaper opinion piece, insisting that he had long supported reforms and sought to “reorient but not rupture” relations with a longstanding strategic partner. In the article...

Beijing Appears to Retract Vaccine Mandate After Pushback

(Headline USA) The Chinese capital Beijing appears to have backed off a plan to launch a vaccine mandate for entry into certain public spaces after pushback from residents. While not explicitly saying it had dropped the plan, a city official was quoted in state media late on July 7 saying...

July 4 Mass Shooting Victim Remembered for Love of Family

(Headline USA) Friends, neighbors and dignitaries paid their respects on July 9 to the family of Eduardo Uvaldo, one of the seven people who were killed in the attack on a July Fourth parade near Chicago. Uvaldo, who would have turned 70 on July 8, was a native of Mexico who...

U.S. Jobless Claims Rise to 235k, Most in Nearly Six Months

(Headline USA) More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week and while layoffs remain low, it was the fifth consecutive week that claims topped the 230,000 mark and the most in almost six months. Applications for jobless aid for the week ending July 2 rose to 235,000, up 4,000 from...

US tells China its Support for Russia Complicates Relations

(Headline USA) China’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine is complicating U.S.-Chinese relations at a time when they are already beset by rifts and enmity over numerous other issues, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Chinese counterpart on Saturday. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi blamed the U.S. for...

Musk Abandons Deal to Buy Twitter; Company Says It Will Sue

(Headline USA) Elon Musk announced on July 8 that he will abandon his tumultuous $44 billion offer to buy Twitter after the company failed to provide enough information about the number of fake accounts. Twitter immediately fired back, saying it would sue the Tesla CEO to uphold the deal. The likely...

Mailroom Employees Intercept Fecal Matter Mailed to GOP Lawmakers

(Headline USA) Feces were mailed to Ohio's 25 Republican state senators this week, prompting an investigation by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, a spokesperson for the lawmakers confirmed Friday. Mailroom employees in the Ohio Statehouse and post offices in Cleveland and Akron intercepted the letters, which never made it to...

How a Crowded GOP Field Could Help Trump in 2024 Campaign

(Headline USA) As Donald Trump considers another White House run, polls show he's the most popular figure in the Republican Party. But it wasn't always that way. Competing at one point against a dozen rivals for the presidential nomination in 2016, Trump won only about one-third of the vote in key...

China Demands End to US–Taiwan Military ‘Collusion’

(Headline USA) China has demanded the U.S. cease military “collusion” with Taiwan during a virtual meeting between the joint chiefs of staff from the two countries whose relationship has grown increasingly fractious. Gen. Li Zuocheng told Gen. Mark Milley on Thursday that China had “no room for compromise” on issues...

Election Officials Face Security Challenges Before Midterms

(Headline USA) Election officials preparing for the upcoming midterms face a myriad of threats, both foreign and domestic, as they look to protect voting systems and run a smooth election while fighting a wave of misinformation that has been undermining public confidence in U.S. elections. The nation’s top state election...

Wisconsin Supreme Court Disallows Absentee-Ballot Drop Boxes

(Headline USA) In a major win for election integrity, Wisconsin’s conservative-leaning Supreme Court ruled Friday that absentee-ballot drop boxes may be placed only in election offices and that no one other than the voter can return a ballot in person, dealing a defeat to Democrats who claimed the decision would...
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