The Biden administration is encouraging the conversion of empty office space to affordable housing
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is launching a multi-agency effort to encourage states and cities to convert more empty office buildings into housing...
About 30 children were taken hostage by Hamas militants. Their families wait in agony
LONDON (AP) — Abigail Edan is just 3 years old, yet when Hamas militants stormed her kibbutz, Kfar Azza, on Oct. 7 and killed...
Power to the people? Only half have the right to propose and pass laws
Voters in Maine will be deciding a question in November about whether independent automobile repair shops should have access to the same diagnostic technology...
Live Updates | Search for suspected shooter prompts dread in Maine
At least 18 people were killed in shootings at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday night, sparking a massive...
How a South Dakota priest inspired 125 years of direct democracy — and the...
Thanks to a rabble-rousing, socialist priest, it’s a milestone year for direct democracy in the U.S. and not just because Ohio voters are circumventing...
Pope orders Vatican to reopen case of priest accused of adult abuse but allowed...
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has ordered the Vatican to reopen the case of a well-known priest-artist accused of sexually, psychologically and spiritually abusing...
China’s chief epidemiologist who helped drive the anti-COVID fight dies at age 60
BANGKOK (AP) — Wu Zunyou, an epidemiologist who helped drive the country's strict zero-COVID measures in China that suspended access to cities and confined...
Seeing no military answer to Israel-Palestinian tensions, the EU plans for a more peaceful...
BRUSSELS (AP) — As distant as the prospect of peace might seem, European Union leaders believe it is time to start laying the foundations...
Exxon profit falls compared with record-setting numbers last year, but consolidation in full swing
Exxon Mobil’s third-quarter profit declined compared with last year when the oil giant put up record numbers as oil prices soared, but net income...
Iran’s deputy foreign minister met Hamas representatives in Moscow, Russian state media says
Iran's deputy foreign minister for political affairs met Hamas representatives in Moscow, Russian state news agency Tass said Friday.Iran discussed a cease-fire and providing...