Officers who defended US Capitol on Jan. 6 sue to block ‘anti-weaponization fund’
WASHINGTON (CN) — A pair of former police officers who clashed with rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, sued the Trump administration Wednesday to block the just-announced “anti-weaponization fund.” U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn and Metropolitan Police Department...
‘Minotaur,’ about murder and corruption in Putin’s Russia, jolts the Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, France (AP) — Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev sent shock waves through the Cannes Film Festival with a soberly damning crime film about murder and corruption in Russia, set against the conscription of young men into President Vladimir...
Kansas farmers hit hard by weather extremes and growing costs, wheat crop could be worst since 1972
MONTEZUMA, Kan. (AP) — Orville Williams has had a healthy wheat crop on his 2,600-acre farm in Montezuma, Kansas, every year since he was a teenager. It hasn’t always been easy. For instance, there were challenging economic times through the 1980s and various...
The GOP’s YOLO caucus is small but growing. That may spell trouble for Trump’s congressional agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) — The YOLO caucus is in session. In a Republican-led Congress defined by deference to President Donald Trump, there’s a small but steadily growing cohort who have found themselves more willing to break with the White House. Although the...
George Soros’ foundations pledge $300M for US democracy amid attacks on nonprofits
NEW YORK (AP) — George Soros ’ Open Society Foundations pledged $300 million Wednesday toward initiatives it says will defend democratic rights and advance economic security in the U.S. over the next five years. The new strategy comes even as President...
In Iran’s capital, weapons demonstrations send a signal at home and abroad as threat of war remains
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian Revolutionary Guard members now regularly show the public in Tehran how to handle Kalashnikov-style assault rifles. Parades through the capital feature military vehicles mounted with belt-fed Soviet-era machine guns. And at...
Britain nears demographic turning point as deaths overtake births
MANCHESTER, England (CN) — Britain is expected to record more deaths than births every year starting in 2026, ending natural population growth for the first time in modern history and deepening pressure on politicians promising to curb immigration while maintaining...
Push for ‘fair’ and ‘free’ elections fails at North Carolina appellate court
RALEIGH, N.C. (CN) — A panel of North Carolina Court of Appeals judges on Wednesday upheld the dismissal of an elections case in which the plaintiffs claimed residents have a right to “fair” and “free” elections. A group of North Carolina voters sued the state board...
Republicans block subpoenas for Trump officials involved in $1.8B ‘lawfare’ fund
WASHINGTON (CN) — House Republicans on Wednesday halted an effort to force top administration officials to testify about President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” settlement fund, which Democrats have derided as a “political slush fund” for the...