Missouri Supreme Court Rules Measure Restoring Abortion Rights Will Be On Ballot

(AP) — An amendment to restore abortion rights in Missouri will be on the ballot, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The order also directs Ashcroft, an abortion opponent, to “take all steps necessary to ensure that it is on said ballot.” The court’s full opinion on the case was not immediately released Tuesday. “Missourians Continue reading

Video of D.C. police fatally shooting violence interrupter sparks protests

Rising tensions in the nation’s capital over the police killing of a man who had worked to stop violence boiled over Monday night following the release of body-camera videos from two officers involved in the fatal shooting, sparking unrest reminiscent of the city’s protest-filled summer and fall of 2020. D.C. police said they made five Continue reading

Declassified memo from US codebreaker sheds light on Ethel Rosenberg’s Cold War spy case

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top U.S. government codebreaker who decrypted secret Soviet communications during the Cold War concluded that Ethel Rosenberg knew about her husband’s activities but “did not engage in the work herself,” according to a recently declassified memo that her sons say proves their mother was not a spy and should lead to Continue reading

Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua take over Texas hotel, county officials work to shut down business

A Texas hotel may be shut down after 693 police calls were made in just two years at the property for suspected illegal and gang-related activity, according to legal documents. “The large volume of calls for service to a single business and State’s analysis of police reports show that the Gateway has habitual criminal activity Continue reading

Bear Grylls Meets President Zelenskyy review: TV action man eager to set the world to rights

But under the facial fuzz, it’s still the same Grylls Irish viewers will recognise from Running Wild with Bear Grylls, Bear Grylls Survival Story and other dollops of small-screen derring-do. He remains, in other words, the light entertainment equivalent of Tigger from Winnie the Pooh, bounding into the danger zones relying on nothing beyond a Continue reading

Blinken demands overhaul of Israeli conduct in West Bank after killing of US protester

Blinken demands overhaul of Israeli conduct in West Bank after killing of US protester Show Caption Hide Caption Turkish-American woman killed at West Bank protest Palestinian paramedics in the Israeli-occupied West Bank carried the body of Turkish-American woman Aysenur Ezgi Eygi to an ambulance, after she was shot by Israeli troops while taking part in Continue reading

USMNT finally gets its coach: Mauricio Pochettino finalizes long-awaited deal

CINCINNATI — Mauricio Pochettino was named coach of the U.S. men’s national soccer team Tuesday, uniting one of the sport’s most respected club coaches with a program yearning for a breakthrough at the 2026 World Cup. The 52-year-old Argentine replaces Gregg Berhalter, who, one year into his second term, was fired in July following the Continue reading

GM and Ford’s gas-powered profits and hybrid successes show how hard it will be for Tesla to weather an EV slowdown

Go to newsletter preferences Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read preview Tesla is finally being forced to reckon with a slowdown in electric-vehicle demand, and CEO Elon Musk’s tactics are likely to look different than his peers’ in the automotive industry. Continue reading

Who will win debate between Trump and Harris? Betting markets show a clear favorite

The stakes will be high in the first presidential debate between former President Trump and Vice President Harris on Tuesday night, and multiple betting markets have already picked a clear favorite who they believe will be crowned the victor. As of Tuesday afternoon, traders on Polymarket gave Harris a 75% chance of winning the debate, Continue reading

Speaker Johnson pushes ahead on funding bill with proof of citizenship mandate despite dim prospects

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed Tuesday to press ahead with requiring proof of citizenship for new voters as part of a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown in three weeks, though the measure appeared likely to be voted down. Enough Republicans were also coming out against the bill, though for different Continue reading