Day: May 1, 2024

Growing controversy over Biden’s Gaza pier fuels concerns over cost, security

11:45 am May 1, 2024

JERUSALEM – The rising costs of a floating pier off the coast of the embattled Gaza Strip – said to be aimed at enabling shipments of humanitarian aid to reach the civilian population trapped in the central and northern parts of the Palestinian enclave – has stoked controversy after it was revealed this week that the project will […]

New majority-Black Louisiana House district rejected, November election map still uncertain

11:40 am May 1, 2024

A new congressional map giving Louisiana a second majority-Black House district was rejected Tuesday by a panel of three federal judges, fueling new uncertainty about district boundaries as the state prepares for fall congressional elections. The 2-1 ruling forbids the use of a map drawn up in January by the Legislature after a different federal […]

South Korea explores possibility of joining alliance for sharing military technology with US

11:17 am May 1, 2024

South Korea is considering sharing advanced military technology with the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia through the so-called AUKUS partnership, South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik said. Shin said the possibility was discussed during two days of meetings between South Korea and Australia’s defense and foreign ministers that ended in the Australian city […]

Biden laments ‘extreme’ Florida abortion ban, blames Trump

11:16 am May 1, 2024

President Biden is calling the newly implemented 6-week abortion restriction in Florida an “extreme ban” — and blaming former President Donald Trump. Biden released a statement Wednesday calling the pro-life limit on abortion eligibility a “nightmare.” “Today, an extreme abortion ban takes effect in Florida, banning reproductive health care before many women even know they […]

Sanctuary city police arrest over 1K migrants from this country as residents rage against Dem leaders

11:16 am May 1, 2024

A Democrat-run city’s police have reportedly made more than 1,000 arrests of Venezuelan nationals in the first three months of 2024 amid a massive outrage over additional money to feed and shelter migrants. There were 609 arrests for driving/traffic offenses, nine violent felonies, 75 violent misdemeanors and 313 other offenses listed as non-violent, with nine […]