Elon Musk offers half-hearted apology for spreading conspiracy theory about attack on Paul Pelosi
Twitter CEO joined right-wing accounts in spreading conspiracy that minimized seriousness of attack
US politics
Ron DeSantis prepares for 2024 White House bid as Trump hits campaign trail
Moves spur Trump into attacking Florida governor during low key events over the weekend in Iowa and New HampshireAmerica’s 2024 presidential race is showing signs of kicking into gear amid reports that Florida’s rightwing Republican governor Ron DeSant…
Erdogan might approve Finland’s NATO bid, ‘shock’ Sweden
Turkey’s president has suggested his country might approve Finland’s application for NATO membership before taking any action on Sweden’s
Free speech ‘absolutist’ Elon Musk personally ordered the Twitter suspension of left-wing activist, report claims
Twitter CEO has overseen effort to punish his critics while cozying up to far-right accounts
Florida officers charged with battery after allegedly beating homeless man
Two officers allegedly handcuffed Jose Ortega Gutierrez and took him to an ‘isolated’ location where they beat him unconsciousTwo Florida police officers are facing armed kidnapping and battery charges for allegedly assaulting a homeless man after hand…
Texas national guard soldier shoots and wounds migrant at Mexico border
Injuries not life-threatening after soldier fires at migrant in the shoulder as he was attempting to detain migrantA Texas national guard soldier has shot and wounded a migrant in the shoulder along the US-Mexico border.According to Texas military reco…
Trump speaks out on Tyre Nichols killing: ‘Never should have happened’
Former president made comments at campaign event in South Carolina
Biden, McCarthy to discuss debt limit in talks on Wednesday
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he’s looking forward to discussing with President Joe Biden a “reasonable and responsible way that we can lift the debt ceiling” when the two meet Wednesday at the White House
Israeli-Palestinian cauldron tests US as Blinken visits
An alarming spike in Israeli-Palestinian violence and sharp responses by both sides are testing the Biden administration as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken plunges into a cauldron of deepening mistrust and anger on visits to Israel and the West …
Elections shine spotlight on Tunisia’s troubled democracy
Tunisia’s president and its shaky democracy are facing an important test Sunday as voters cast ballots in the second round of parliamentary elections