Minnesota elections chief seeks to make voting even easier
Minnesota’s chief elections officer is calling on state lawmakers to make it easier for residents to vote while protecting elections officials from threats and intimidation.
Zimbabwe’s farmers turn to drought-resistant grains as maize falters in drier regions
Zimbabwe has had to import maize, a staple food, for the past several years. Experts blame droughts and erratic rainfall resulting from climate change. The government is now urging farmers to grow more small grains like sorghum and millet, which are mo…
Pete Carroll and John Schneider just delivered a Seahawks season for the ages
It wasn’t perfect, but considering the Seahawks are in the playoffs after trading Russell Wilson and hold a top-five draft pick, this was a season for the ages.
Pressure mounts on Biden over Bolsonaro’s Florida stay after Brasilia riots
By Gabriel Stargardter
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -The United States has a Jair Bolsonaro problem.
The far-right former Brazilian president flew to Florida two days before his term ended on Jan. 1, having challenged the results of the Oct. 30 runoff ele…
Protesters demand justice for college student shot by police
Several hundred protesters expressed anger and frustration, and demanded justice Monday for a Bangladeshi American college student who was shot and killed by police in the Boston suburb of Cambridge last week, a shooting that has drawn attention from B…
Chasing Kareem: Tracking LeBron James’ pursuit of NBA record
A look at LeBron James’ pursuit of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the NBA’s all-time scoring record.
Judge halts New Jersey’s stricter gun carry law, for now
A federal judge has put a temporary hold New Jersey’s new legislation drafted after the U.S. Supreme Court expanded gun rights last year.