U.S. Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) questions witnesses in a hearing of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, in the Cannon House Office Building on February 28, 2023 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images House Republicans have a long-term plan to strip elite universities … Read more
Canada’s justice minister said he hopes to avoid accusations that the Liberal government is trying to regulate or curb speech with its planned bill to protect people from online harms. “Where I don’t want this bill to go is down some sort of path where it looks like people are trying to tell you what … Read more
Queenslanders are set to receive more cost-of-living relief, the state government has announced. Treasurer Cameron Dick handed down his mid-year budget review on Wednesday, tipping the economy to grow by three per cent over the next two years. Registration fees for motor vehicles and public transport fees will be frozen for one year from July … Read more
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A judge in Wyoming will decide as soon as Thursday whether to strike down, affirm or hold a trial over the state’s abortion bans, including its first-in-the-nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy. Any decision on the bans during or after a pretrial conference before Teton County District … Read more
One Virginia family received the keys to their new 3D-printed home in time for Christmas. The home is Habitat for Humanity’s first 3D-printed home in the nation, according to a Habitat news release. Janet V. Green, CEO of Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg, told CNN it partnered with Alquist, a 3D printing company, … Read more
Nominee to be the Comptroller of the Currency Saule Omarova (R) speaks with an aide as she testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on November 18, 2021. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — A nomination hearing for President Joe … Read more
