Justice Sandra Day O’Connor paved a path for women on the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — One fall day in 2010, retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor slipped into the courtroom where she worked for nearly...
With the expulsion of Santos and ouster of McCarthy, the House is making unexpected...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is making history this year in ways that Republicans could hardly have envisioned when the party took control.First, the...
Police charge director of Miss Nicaragua pageant with running ‘beauty queen coup’ plot
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaraguan police said Friday they want to arrest the director of the Miss Nicaragua pageant, accusing her of intentionally rigging...
Bolivia’s Indigenous women climbers fear for their future as the Andean glaciers melt
EL ALTO, Bolivia (AP) — When they first started climbing the Andes peaks, they could hear the ice crunching under their crampons. These days,...
Developing nations press rich world to better fight climate change at U.N. climate summit
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Countries once colonized by empires are striking back on global warming — and they have the pope's blessing.Leaders...
Las Vegas police search for suspect after 5 homeless people are shot, killing 1
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Five homeless people were shot in Las Vegas on Friday, one of them fatally, and police were searching for a...
Pentagon forges new high-tech agreement with Australia, United Kingdom, aimed at countering China
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (AP) — From underwater drones to electronic warfare, the U.S. is expanding its high-tech military cooperation with Australia and the United...
Judge rejects Trump’s claim of immunity in his federal 2020 election prosecution
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is not immune from prosecution in his election interference case in Washington, a federal judge ruled Friday, knocking down...
UN ends political mission in Sudan, where world hasn’t been able to stop bloodshed
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations Security Council voted Friday to end its political mission of a few hundred people dedicated to ending...
Canadian mining company starts arbitration in case of closed copper mine in Panama
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Canada’s First Quantum Minerals Ltd. announced Friday it has requested arbitration proceedings to fight a Panamanian decision to halt a...
