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Supreme Court seems favorable to Biden administration over efforts to combat social media posts 03/18/2024 07:35pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Supreme Court seemed likely Monday to side with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security in a case that could set s Donald Trump endorses Ohio congressional candidate Derek Merrin just hours before polls open 03/18/2024 06:18pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ��� Former President Donald Trump issued a last-minute endorsement in a highly sought northwest Ohio congressional district Monday, backing state Rep. Derek Merrin over a rival Republican whom Trump's closest ally in the state has described as "a rock-solid conservative.��� Tr Supreme Court appears receptive to NRA free-speech lawsuit against a former New York state official 03/18/2024 04:55pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Supreme Court justices appeared receptive Monday to National Rifle Association claims that a former New York state official violated its free-speech rights by pressuring banks and insurance companies to blacklist the group after the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida. T Trump's lawyers say it is impossible for him to post bond covering $454 million civil fraud judgment 03/18/2024 04:34pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Donald Trump���s lawyers told a New York appellate court Monday that it's impossible for him to post a bond covering the full amount of a $454 million civil fraud judgment while he appeals, suggesting the former president's legal losses have put him in a serious cash crunch. Trump' Editorial Roundup: United States 03/18/2024 03:15pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: March 14 The Washington Post on a step toward lower, more transparent Medicare payments As if to prove that every rule has an exception, the usually dysfunctional Republican-majority House of Representatives has at least one sensible p United Airlines CEO tries to reassure customers that the airline is safe despite recent incidents 03/18/2024 12:19pm • The CEO of United Airlines says that a slew of recent incidents ranging from a piece of aluminum skin falling off a plane to another jet losing a wheel on takeoff will cause the airline to review its safety training for employees. CEO Scott Kirby said the airline was already planning an extra day of Russia says Ukraine launched far-ranging drone attacks on final day of Russia's presidential vote 03/17/2024 11:41pm • Ukraine launched a new wave of attacks inside Russian territory Sunday, killing at least two people, including a teenager, according to local officials, as Russians cast ballots on the final day of a presidential vote set to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule for another six years. Authorities a Putin basks in electoral victory that was never in doubt even as Russians quietly protest 03/17/2024 11:38pm • Russian President Vladimir Putin basked in a victory early Monday that was never in doubt, as partial election results showed him easily securing a fifth term after facing only token challengers and harshly suppressing opposition voices. With little margin for protest, Russians crowded outside polli Advice for High Schoolers Considering Law School 03/17/2024 08:00pm • Many lawyers have dreamed of practicing law since they were young, sparked by reading legal thrillers, watching courtroom dramas, admiring attorney role models or interning in legal offices. There is no need to decide in high school, or even in college, whether to pursue law school. Like many applic What Is the Average Retirement Age in the U.S.? 03/17/2024 08:00pm • It can be hard to accurately predict when you will retire. Among those looking ahead to retirement, many expect to leave work at age 63, according to a 2024 survey by Mass Mutual. Although 63 is the anticipated median retirement age, workers report retiring at a median age of 62, the survey found. 'There's no agenda here': A look at the judge who is overseeing Trump's hush money trial 03/17/2024 10:21am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Judge Juan M. Merchan looked across his high-ceilinged courtroom, facing the defendant in a complicated case. Not the one everyone knows about. Yes, Merchan could become the first judge ever to oversee a former U.S. president's criminal trial: Donald Trump's hush money case. But o Trump ramps up dark rhetoric in Ohio stump speech for Senate candidate Bernie Moreno 03/17/2024 10:02am • VANDALIA, Ohio (AP) ��� Former President Donald Trump claimed that he ��� not President Joe Biden ��� will protect Social Security and warned of a ���bloodbath��� if he loses in November as he campaigned for Senate candidate Bernie Moreno in Ohio. Trump, speaking on a wind-whipped airfield outside o Russia says Ukrainian shelling killed 2 in a border city while it thwarted an incursion 03/16/2024 05:06pm • Ukrainian shelling of the Russian city of Belgorod killed two people, officials said Saturday, while Russia claimed to have thwarted a new attempt by saboteurs to cross the border. Saturday���s attacks occurred as Russians entered the second day of voting in a presidential election that is all but Cease-fire talks with Israel and Hamas are expected to resume on Sunday in Qatar 03/16/2024 04:27pm • CAIRO (AP) ��� Stalled talks aimed at securing a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war are expected to resume in earnest in Qatar as soon as Sunday, according to Egyptian officials. The talks would mark the first time both Israeli officials and Hamas leaders join the indirect negotiations since the sta Russians cast ballots in an election preordained to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule 03/16/2024 02:41pm • Voters across Russia cast ballots Saturday on the second day of an election set to formalize six more years of power for President Vladimir Putin, who faces no serious challengers after crushing political dissent over his nearly quarter-century of rule. The election comes against the backdrop of a r