7+ hour, 26+ min ago   (306+ words) The sweeping bill initially had just a provision included that would bar all federally elected officials and their spouses, as well as federal judges, from issuing digital assets. A core group of Democrats, as well as Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N....

16+ hour, 54+ min ago   (835+ words) NEW YORK — Alexander Zverev’s best year in tennis goes on, and so does that lengthy Grand Slam drought for American men. Zverev won his second major championship and disappointed a crowd that was desperate to see the first Grand Slam…...

22+ hour, 39+ min ago   (1014+ words) The system’s vulnerability has been drawing increased attention, with election security advocates criticizing state election officials for failing to fix it before the November elections. Georgia election officials say they have taken steps to address the potential harm, but some…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (906+ words) Massachusetts gas customers have spent millions each year on a state program incentivizing utilities to replace old, leaky pipes in the name of safety and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. But with energy bills skyrocketing, state legislators are considering scaling back…...

1+ day, 48+ min ago   (500+ words) The Houthis’ capture of a key port city and an island on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a crucial shipping alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, in recent days has alarmed markets and Yemeni civilians who fear a return to devastating…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (297+ 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…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (568+ words) The events were a deadly reminder of the underlying challenge to global shipping even as attention turns to a new threat, with Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen now perched on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea. State-run IRNA…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (464+ words) Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is seeking a second four-year term at the helm of the European Union nation that is also NATO’s newest member. Meanwhile, his predecessor hopes to win the job back. Experts say the campaign has been fragmented…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1006+ words) MINNEAPOLIS — Court cases involving Twin Cities churches and immigration enforcement highlight how the acrimonious debate continues to roil faith communities more than six months since the federal surge turned Minnesota into a symbol of defiance of the Trump administration’s policies....

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (286+ words) For one glorious evening, Lisa Lobel and Angela Peri mingled among Hollywood stars, as they received their first Emmy award, for their casting work behind the hit series “Widow’s Bay.” It had been a long road to the Peacock Theater…...