President meets with Democratic governors for ‘candid’ talks as he seeks to reassure his party and the public
Governors admit worries but rally behind Biden : ‘We have his back’ WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): A group of leading Democratic governors offered words of support for Joe Biden on Wednesday as pressure mounted on the […]
Get ahead of the tax deadline; act now to file, pay or request an extension
April 2, 2024 WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): With the April 15 tax deadline approaching, the IRS reminds taxpayers there is still time to file their federal income tax return electronically and request direct deposit. Filing electronically […]
UK court says Assange can’t be extradited on espionage charges until US rules out death penalty
LONDON (TIP): A British court ruled March 26 that Julian Assange can’t be extradited to the United States on espionage charges unless U.S. authorities guarantee he won’t get the death penalty, giving the WikiLeaks founder […]
50 years after former Yugoslavia protected abortion rights, that legacy is under threat
ZAGREB (TIP): With vigils outside clinics, marches drawing thousands and groups of men kneeling to pray in public squares, religious and neo-conservative groups have been ramping up pressure to ban abortions in staunchly Catholic Croatia. […]
Bus plunges off a bridge in South Africa, killing 45 people. An 8-year-old is only survivor
CAPE TOWN (TIP): A bus carrying worshippers headed to an Easter festival plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames in South Africa on March 28, killing at least 45 people, […]
Five Chinese dam workers, driver killed in Pakistan suicide attack
PESHAWAR (TIP): Five Chinese nationals working on a major dam construction site were killed along with their driver on March 26 when a suicide bomber targeted their vehicle in northwest Pakistan, officials said. Their vehicle […]
Thai parliament passes same-sex marriage bill
BANGKOK (TIP): Thailand’s parliament passed a same-sex marriage bill March 28, paving the way for the kingdom to become the first Southeast Asian nation to recognise LGBTQ marriage equality. The bill sailed through on 399 […]