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  • Roberts calls for judicial security in year-end report while avoiding mention of abortion draft leak

     

    Chief Justice John Roberts urged continued vigilance for the safety of judges and justices in an annual report published Saturday, after a tumultuous year at the US Supreme Court.

    ​Chief Justice John Roberts urged continued vigilance for the safety of judges and justices in an annual report published Saturday, after a tumultuous year at the US Supreme Court. 

  • Biden remembers Pope Benedict XVI as ‘renowned theologian, with a lifetime of devotion to the Church’

    Biden remembers Pope Benedict XVI as ‘renowned theologian, with a lifetime of devotion to the Church’

     

    President Joe Biden mourned the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, saying in a statement Saturday that the late pontiff “will be remembered as a renowned theologian, with a lifetime of devotion to the Church, guided by his principles and faith.”

    ​President Joe Biden mourned the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, saying in a statement Saturday that the late pontiff “will be remembered as a renowned theologian, with a lifetime of devotion to the Church, guided by his principles and faith.” 

  • How Barbara Walters helped Americans understand their presidents

    How Barbara Walters helped Americans understand their presidents

     

    Over the course of a half-century interviewing American presidents, Barbara Walters interviewed the most powerful men in the world about their regrets, their mothers, their marriages — even their sleeping arrangements with their wives.

    ​Over the course of a half-century interviewing American presidents, Barbara Walters interviewed the most powerful men in the world about their regrets, their mothers, their marriages — even their sleeping arrangements with their wives. 

  • Running an errand on New Year’s Day? Here is what’s open and closed

    Running an errand on New Year’s Day? Here is what’s open and closed

     

    Many of us will close out 2022 with celebrations that stretch well into the wee hours of New Year’s Day.

    ​Many of us will close out 2022 with celebrations that stretch well into the wee hours of New Year’s Day. 

  • Embattled Rep.-elect’s campaign finances show dozens of expenses just below FEC’s threshold to keep receipts

    Embattled Rep.-elect’s campaign finances show dozens of expenses just below FEC’s threshold to keep receipts

     

    Records that Rep.-elect George Santos’ campaign filed with the Federal Election Commission show 37 expenditures, on office supplies, hotels, ride-share app Uber, restaurants and more, for the exact same amount: $199.99.

    ​Records that Rep.-elect George Santos’ campaign filed with the Federal Election Commission show 37 expenditures, on office supplies, hotels, ride-share app Uber, restaurants and more, for the exact same amount: $199.99. 

  • Juvenile warrant issued for 17-year-old charged with second-degree murder in Mall of America shooting

    Juvenile warrant issued for 17-year-old charged with second-degree murder in Mall of America shooting

     

    Minnesota prosecutors have charged a 17-year-old with second-degree murder and second-degree assault in connection with a deadly shooting at the Mall of America.

    ​Minnesota prosecutors have charged a 17-year-old with second-degree murder and second-degree assault in connection with a deadly shooting at the Mall of America. 

  • Misery in El Paso: Hundreds of homeless migrants live in squalor amid deportation fears

    Misery in El Paso: Hundreds of homeless migrants live in squalor amid deportation fears

     

    One-year-old Brenda’s tiny feet are bare on the cold asphalt of an El Paso parking lot as the harsh reality starts to sink in for her parents. They are undocumented. They are homeless. And their daughter barely escaped death when they crossed the Rio Grande.

    ​One-year-old Brenda’s tiny feet are bare on the cold asphalt of an El Paso parking lot as the harsh reality starts to sink in for her parents. They are undocumented. They are homeless. And their daughter barely escaped death when they crossed the Rio Grande. 

  • What got really expensive this year, and what got cheaper

    What got really expensive this year, and what got cheaper

     

    It’s been a tough year for US consumers, who battled decades-high inflation for the majority of the year and even saw gas prices hit $5 in June.

    ​It’s been a tough year for US consumers, who battled decades-high inflation for the majority of the year and even saw gas prices hit $5 in June. 

  • New Year’s pay boost: These states are raising their minimum wage

    New Year’s pay boost: These states are raising their minimum wage

     

    The current period of high inflation that has significantly impacted the US economy will also influence a New Year’s tradition: The annual state minimum wage increases.

    ​The current period of high inflation that has significantly impacted the US economy will also influence a New Year’s tradition: The annual state minimum wage increases. 

  • Incoming Kansas attorney general fined for 2020 Senate campaign finance violations

    Incoming Kansas attorney general fined for 2020 Senate campaign finance violations

     

    The Federal Election Commission has levied a $30,000 fine on incoming Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach and a private border wall organization he was once affiliated with due to campaign finance violations committed during his unsuccessful 2020 Senate bid.

    ​The Federal Election Commission has levied a $30,000 fine on incoming Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach and a private border wall organization he was once affiliated with due to campaign finance violations committed during his unsuccessful 2020 Senate bid.