USNEWS AND WORLD

When the newspaper elPeriodico was founded in Guatemala in 1996, the country was emerging from a brutal civil war, and there was a feeling that a small space for free thought might be opening. That opening closed this week when elPeriodico, which made a name for itself and became a frequent target for trying to hold … Read more

Democrats moved on Tuesday to force a vote within days on removing Representative George Santos of New York from Congress, an attempt to press Republicans to either endorse or abandon a serial liar in their ranks who has been indicted on charges of wire fraud, money laundering, stealing public funds and lying to the government. … Read more

A 15-year-old high school student in Springfield, Mo., was suspended for three days after she recorded a video of her teacher repeatedly using a racial slur to refer to Black people, her lawyer said on Tuesday. The Glendale High School student, Mary Walton, who is white, was in geometry class last week when her teacher … Read more

The group emphasizes on its website that the act provides for “criminal penalties” up to five years in prison for a first offense. “The law still means what it says — abortion-causing items are not to be mailed,” the group’s website says. “Congress has had the option to change that in the past. It didn’t.” … Read more

BEIJING: China’ is prepared to “resolutely smash any form of Taiwan independence,” its military said Tuesday, as the US reportedly prepares to accelerate the sale of defensive weapons and other military assistance to the self-governing island democracy.A recent increase in exchanges between the US and Taiwanese militaries is an “extremely wrong and dangerous move,” Defense … Read more

Good Tuesday afternoon in New York City, where the Tony Awards broadcast will proceed despite the writers’ strike. Here’s what else is happening: After the owner of 161 Maiden Ln. shut down construction on the 58-story Lower Manhattan luxury tower because it leans slightly to the right, the FDNY discovered that the building doesn’t have … Read more

Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for May 16, 2023. AUSTIN (KXAN) – If you decide to take a stroll down an Aransas, Texas, shore, you’d likely come upon typical beach items like seashells, seaweed or beach glass. But here, there is an increased chance of discovering more peculiar objects, … Read more

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 6:31PM HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A driver hit and killed a woman walking on a sidewalk Monday night in southwest Houston, police said. It happened at about 8:20 p.m. in the 7000 block of the Southwest Freeway in the Sharpstown area. According to police, the 45-year-old victim was walking on the … Read more