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Democrat John Whitmire elected Houston mayor, defeating congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee
By Juan A. Lozano, The Associated Press on December 9th, 2023
HOUSTON (AP) – Houston elected Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire as its next mayor on Saturday night, elevating a Texas lawmaker who has represented the city for 50 years by giving him a victory over U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee in a runoff. Whitmire, 74, who is one of Texas’ most powerful Democratic legislators, will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liz Magill, U. Penn’s president, and board chair resign as antisemitism testimony draws backlash
By Marc Levy, The Associated Press on December 9th, 2023
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – The University of Pennsylvania’s president has resigned amid pressure from donors and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say under repeated questioning that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct policy. The chairman of the Ivy League school’s board ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liz Magill, University of Pennsylvania president, resigns as antisemitism testimony draws backlash
By Philip Marcelo, The Associated Press on December 9th, 2023
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The University of Pennsylvania’s president has resigned amid pressure from donors and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say under repeated questioning that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct policy. The departure of Liz Magill, in her second year ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UPenn president resigns after answers to Congress about antisemitism on campus draw sharp criticism
By Philip Marcelo, The Associated Press on December 9th, 2023
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The University of Pennsylvania’s President Liz Magill has resigned amid pressure from donors and criticism over her testimony at a congressional hearing, where she was unable to say under repeated questioning that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct policy. The resignation from Magill, in her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas Supreme Court pauses lower court’s order allowing pregnant woman to have an abortion
By Paul J. Weber, The Associated Press on December 8th, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Supreme Court on Friday night put on hold a judge’s ruling that approved an abortion for a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis, throwing into limbo an unprecedented challenge to one of the most restrictive bans in the U.S. The order by the all-Republican court came more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at US border for 8 years
By Elliot Spagat, The Associated Press on December 8th, 2023
SAN DIEGO (AP) – A federal judge on Friday prohibited the separation of families at the border for purposes of deterring immigration for eight years, preemptively blocking resumption of a lightning-rod, Trump-era policy that the former president hasn’t ruled out if voters return him to the White House next year. U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza
By Edith M. Lederer And Ellen Knickmeyer, The Associated Press on December 8th, 2023
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The United States vetoed a United Nations resolution Friday backed by the vast majority of Security Council members and many other nations demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza. The vote in the 15-member council was 13-1 with the United Kingdom abstaining. U.S. deputy ambassador Robert Wood criticized the council after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Michigan teen gets life in prison for Oxford High School attack
By Ed White And Corey Williams, The Associated Press on December 8th, 2023
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) – A teenager was sentenced to life in prison Friday for killing four students, wounding more and terrorizing Michigan’s Oxford High School in 2021. A judge rejected pleas for a shorter sentence and ensured that Ethan Crumbley, 17, will not get an opportunity for parole. Life sentences for teenagers are rare in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Six French teens convicted over their roles in an Islamic extremist’s killing of a teacher
By The Associated Press on December 8th, 2023
PARIS (AP) – A French juvenile court on Friday convicted six teenagers for their roles in the beheading of a teacher by an Islamic extremist that shocked the country. Teacher Samuel Paty was killed outside his school in 2020 after showing his class cartoons of the prophet of Islam during a debate on free expression. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Appeals court upholds gag order on Trump in Washington case but narrows restrictions on his speech
By Alanna Durkin Richer And Eric Tucker, The Associated Press on December 8th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday upheld a gag order on former President Donald Trump in his 2020 election interference case but narrowed the restrictions on his speech. The three-judge panel’s ruling modifies the gag order to allow the Republican 2024 presidential front-runner to make disparaging comments about special counsel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Appeals court upholds gag order on Trump but narrows restrictions on his speech
By Alanna Durkin Richer And Eric Tucker, The Associated Press on December 8th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday upheld a gag order on former President Donald Trump in his 2020 election interference case but narrowed the restrictions on his speech. The three-judge panel’s ruling modifies the gag order to allow the Republican 2024 presidential front-runner to make disparaging comments about special counsel ... Read More »
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