3+ hour, 2+ min ago   (1078+ words) Published Sep 13, 2026 4:54 am Although Black men vote overwhelmingly Democratic, even small shifts in their support can help swing razor-thin elections. They are often some of the most scrutinized but least understood voters, a blind spot that Thompson wants to fix....

3+ hour, 38+ min ago   (302+ words) The Chicago-born pope made his first public comments to commemorate the anniversary, speaking in English at the end of his traditional Sunday noon blessing from his studio window overlooking St. Peter’s Square. “Two days ago marked the 25th anniversary of the…...

9+ hour, 46+ min ago   (591+ words) Philippines Elections Bangsamoro What to Know The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, or BARMM, covers five provinces, three cities and 63 villages across eight special geographic area clusters. It has nearly 2.4 million voters, with election officials aiming for an 80% turnout…...

9+ hour, 46+ min ago   (592+ words) Published Sep 12, 2026 10:09 pm The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, or BARMM, covers five provinces, three cities and 63 villages across eight special geographic area clusters. It has nearly 2.4 million voters, with election officials aiming for an 80% turnout after polling was…...

9+ hour, 38+ min ago   (663+ words) The state’s Department of Law announced the decision Friday, after a three-judge Court of Appeals panel ruled a week earlier that state law requires proof that defendants who erroneously filled out voter registration forms had a “consciousness of wrongdoing” and…...

12+ hour, 26+ min ago   (390+ words) Published Sep 12, 2026 4:21 pm: Updated Sep 12, 2026 7:29 pm More than a hundred people gathered at Dakar’s Place du Souvenir Africain, a waterfront plaza overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by portraits of prominent figures from Africa and its diaspora, to greet the flame…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (740+ words) An Israeli strike killed at least four people in northern Gaza, including two children, hospital officials said Thursday. The Israeli military said the attack killed a militant. Separately, Iranian-backed Houthi rebels seized Yemen’s strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha,…...

3+ day, 7+ min ago   (132+ words) TC Grand Jury Member Response Sonora, CA — We reported last week that the Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors approved formal responses to the 2025-26 Grand Jury reports. The vote was 3-2, with supervisors Steve Griefer, Mike Holland, and Anaiah Kirk in favor,…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (231+ words) Tatsapong Tongthat, an officer at the Bang Lamung station in Chonburi province, allegedly killed his wife late Wednesday morning inside a building at the Nongplalai Municipal Kindergarten about 150 kilometers (93 miles) southeast of the capital Bangkok, according to the provincial government....

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (653+ words) Published Sep 10, 2026 4:15 am Former WSJ reporter Selina Cheng, also chairperson of the trade union Hong Kong Journalists Association, launched a private prosecution against Dow Jones Publishing Co. (Asia) Inc. after losing her job in July 2024. The case has raised concerns…...