Economists warned a legislative commission studying reparations that paying Black residents for decades of disproportionate policing, incarceration, and housing discrimination could end up costing California more than $800 billion in state revenue.
Read More CA reparations plan could cost the state $800 billion
As the United States gets closer to the possibility of its first-ever default, Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy stated on Tuesday that there has been “no progress” in the debt ceiling talks between House Republicans and the Biden administration.
Read More McCarthy says Biden has made no debt ceiling progress
A bill that forbids transgender children in the state of Idaho from using public restrooms that do not correspond to their gender assigned at birth was signed this week by Republican Governor Brad Little.
Read More Idaho Governor signs legislation limiting trans children’s access to school restrooms
After months of delays, Finland’s NATO application has finally been approved by the Hungarian Parliament on Monday, moving the Nordic nation closer to attaining membership in the Western military alliance.
Read More Hungarian Parliament approves Finland’s NATO bid
According to police, a homeowner in DeKalb County, Georgia, shot a potential burglar who he saw attempting to break into his home.
Read More Armed Georgia homeowner shoots burglar dead after spotting him in the act
The largest labor union in Israel has announced a momentous walkout on Monday in opposition to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed judicial overhaul, sending the country’s political turmoil into uncharted territory.
Read More Netanyahu postpones judicial reform