Biden to keep target of accepting 125,000 refugees next year, memo says

(Reuters) – President Joe Biden will keep the administration’s target of accepting 125,000 refugees next year, according to a memo delivered to the U.S. State Department on Monday. (Reporting By Jarrett Renshaw; Editing by Chris Reese) Brought

A sheriff is being retried on an assault charge for kicking a shackled detainee twice in the groin

NORTH HERO, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont sheriff went on trial Monday for a second time on a charge of simple assault for kicking a shackled detainee twice in the groin in 2022 when he was a

Many Verizon customers across the US hit by service outage

NEW YORK (AP) — Some Verizon customers across the U.S. were hit by a service outage Monday. The issue appeared to knock out cellphone service for tens of thousands of Verizon users. Data from outage tracker DownDetector

Las Vegas memorial to mass shooting victims should be complete by 10th anniversary

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Officials in Las Vegas vowed Monday to complete a permanent memorial to victims and survivors of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history by the 10th anniversary of the 2017 attack. The

West Virginia lawmakers delay taking up income tax cut and approve brain research funds

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia lawmakers speedily approved funding for the state veterans home, a program to help kids at risk of dropping out of school and other proposals on Monday after gaveling in for a

ACLU lawsuit challenges New Hampshire’s voter proof-of-citizenship law

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A lawsuit filed Monday challenges a New Hampshire law that would require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote and photo identification when casting a ballot, saying it is one of the

Judge blocks Georgia law banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy

(Reuters) – A state court judge on Monday blocked a Georgia law banning abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy, finding it violated the rights to privacy and liberty guaranteed by the state constitution. The order from

Wisconsin city replaces ballot drop box after mayor carted it away

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An absentee ballot drop box that the mayor of a central Wisconsin city removed a week ago was back in place on Monday. The Wausau city clerk said the box was available outside

Oregon DMV waited weeks to tell elections officials about voter registration error

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon transportation authorities waited weeks to tell elections officials about an error that registered over 1,200 people to vote, despite them not providing proof of U.S. citizenship. Oregon’s Driver & Motor Vehicle Services,

Here’s a look at the US military presence in the Middle East

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has increased its military presence in the Middle East by several thousand troops, sending an array of fighter jets and other aircraft to bolster the protection of U.S. forces and allies. The