Lawmakers in more than a half-dozen U.S. states are pushing laws to define antisemitism, triggering debates about free speech and bringing complicated world politics into statehouses.Supporters say it’s increasingly important to add a definition that lays out how to determine whether some criticism of Israel also amounts to hatred of Jewish people. In so doing
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Alex Murdaugh is returning to a South Carolina courtroom, but this time the convicted killer, disbarred attorney and admitted thief won’t be fidgeting in the spotlight. Instead, it’s the jurors who found him guilty of the shooting deaths of his wife and son who’ll be questioned by a judge. The unusual
New York City Council Member Yusef Salaam, a member of the exonerated group of men known as the Central Park Five, says he was stopped and pulled over by police without being given an explanation.The police stop in New York City on Friday casts a renewed light on a police transparency bill, called the How
Elon Musk’s social media platform X has blocked searches for Taylor Swift as pornographic deepfake images of the singer have circulated online. Attempts to search for her name on the site resulted in an error message and a prompt for users to retry their search, which added, “Don’t fret — it’s not your fault.” Searches
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian media and an opposition war monitor said an apparent Israeli airstrike on a Damascus suburb where Iran-backed fighters have a presence killed two people on Monday. An official from an Iranian-backed group said the strike also caused some material damage. There was no immediate comment from Israel.The strike comes amid
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s government signed an agreement with the United States on Monday to acquire 24 U.S. F-35 fighter jets as part of a deal worth about 150 billion Czech koruna ($6.6 billion), the biggest single purchase for the Czech military.Czech Defense Minister Jana Černochová and U.S. Ambassador Bijan Sabet signed a
A court in Hong Kong on Monday ordered China Evergrande to be liquidated in a decision that marks a milestone in China’s efforts to resolve a crisis in its property industry that has rattled financial markets and dragged on the entire economy. Here’s what happened and what it means, looking ahead. WHAT IS CHINA EVERGRANDE?Evergrande
PARIS (AP) — Protesting farmers vowed to encircle Paris with tractor barricades and drive-slows on Monday, aiming to lay siege to France’s seat of power in a battle with the government over the future of their industry, which has been shaken by repercussions of the Ukraine war.The traffic blockages that farmers were starting to put
Predsednica Vlade Srbije Ana Brnabić ocenila je da u raspravama u Evropskom parlamentu i Savetu Evrope nije tražena međunarodna istraga o izborima u Srbiji, odnosno da to nije bio preovlađujući stav.”Niko u raspravama ni u Evropskom parlamentu, ni u Savetu Evrope nije tražio međunarodnu istragu. Možda je bilo jedan ili dvoje, ali to nije bio
Politika | 29.01.2024 | access_time 09:00 Nosilac liste koalicije “Srbija protiv nasilja” na beogradskim izborima Dobrica Veselinović rekao je danas da ima “priča” o tajnim pregovorima predstavnika Srpske napredne stranke (SNS) sa pojedinim ljudima koji su osvojili odbornička mesta u Skupštini grada Beograda, iako kandidat SNS za gradonačelnika Aleksandar Šapić tvrdi da nema tajnih pregovora.Veselinović
