Day: January 26, 2024

Maryland bill would ban gun carry for owners without insurance policy of at least $300K

10:24 pm January 26, 2024

Gun owners in Maryland would be required to buy at least $300,000 in liability insurance or forfeit their ability to carry a firearm under a new bill. The controversial legislation, introduced by Delegate Terri Hill, D-Howard County, would prohibit the “wear or carry” of a gun anywhere in the state unless the individual has obtained […]

Religious studies professor supports trans rights claiming Bible ‘portrays gender as a colorful spectrum’

10:14 pm January 26, 2024

The Bible supports the idea that individuals can change their gender, according to a Catholic university professor in Ohio. University of Dayton professor Esther Brownsmith listed “a few of the ways that scripture portrays gender as a colorful spectrum, not a rigid binary,” in response to a vote Wednesday by Ohio lawmakers to override the […]

Top White House adviser on migration issues leaving amid intense southern border policy blowback

10:12 pm January 26, 2024

Katie Tobin, a top White House adviser on migration issues, is leaving after three years within the National Security Council, according to reports. Tobin had originally planned to leave her position as senior director for transborder security last summer, but the Biden administration persuaded her to stay on through the end of the year, NBC […]

Idaho murders case: Judge to consider Bryan Kohberger attorney’s request for summer 2025 trial start date

10:11 pm January 26, 2024

Latah County District Judge John Judge held off Friday on setting a trial date for Bryan Kohberger, the 29-year-old Pennsylvania criminologist accused of killing four University of Idaho students in a 4 a.m. ambush in November 2022. The trial had initially been scheduled for October, but Kohberger’s defense waived his right to a speedy trial. […]

Leader of Somalia’s breakaway Somaliland says deal with Ethiopia will allow it to build a naval base

10:03 pm January 26, 2024

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The president of Somalia‘s breakaway region of Somaliland has said his government will press ahead with an agreement signed earlier this month with landlocked Ethiopia to give it access to the sea by way of Somaliland’s coastline. The deal has been condemned by regional and international groups, as well as Western […]