Residents in southern Illinois county to vote on non-binding referendum to separate state from Cook County politics.usa Link 13 votes
Hawaii lawmakers take aim at vacation rentals after Lahaina wildfire amplifies Maui housing crisis politics.usa Article 14 votes
Norway's health minister resigned Friday, the second Norwegian government member to step down this year amid allegations they plagiarized academic works politics Article 322 words 17 votes
Kansas Legislature brings gavel down on civil asset seizure powers of law enforcement politics.usa Article 1532 words 28 votes
Iceland's Foreign Minister Bjarni Benediktsson will be the country's next prime minister, replacing Katrín Jakobsdóttir who resigned from the post last week politics Article 163 words 4 votes
Hawaii ban on short-term vacation rentals moves forward in state legislature politics.usa Article 557 words 28 votes
Norway's top authority revokes decision by city to only take Ukrainian refugees – was contrary to the constitution and the Scandinavian country's discrimination laws politics Article 330 words 13 votes
Indiana appeals court upholds injunction on abortion ban, citing religious liberty politics.usa Article 591 words 17 votes
Icelandic PM Katrín Jakobsdóttir announced her resignation – said that she will run for president, a ceremonial post that is mostly above the daily political fray politics Article 280 words 11 votes
Few states cover fertility treatment for same-sex couples, but that could be changing politics.usa Article 1244 words 4 votes
California introduces 'right to disconnect' bill that would allow employees to possibly relax politics.usa Article 295 words 23 votes
UT Austin lays off around sixty staffers to comply with Texas Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion ban politics.usa Article 512 words 22 votes
Norway to increase number of conscripted soldiers from 9,000 to 13,500 – Russia's attack on Ukraine has given northern European countries an impetus to beef up their militaries politics Link 10 votes
How does Paris stay Paris? By pouring billions into public housing. politics Article 1325 words, published Mar 17 2024 17 votes
US Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor slams appeals court and scolds fellow justices for ‘sowing chaos’ by allowing Texas to arrest and deport illegal crossers politics.usa Article 909 words 23 votes
Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approve another law giving government more power to curb dissent politics Article 628 words 20 votes
YouTube blocks access to CBC's The Fifth Estate story on killing of B.C. Sikh activist at India's demand politics Article 537 words 50 votes
A state by state review of how easy or difficult it is to enforce open records laws in the US reveals many obstacles politics.usa Article 3094 words, published Mar 10 2024 7 votes
Haiti’s leader to resign as gangs run rampant through country engulfed in crisis politics Article 16 votes
France becomes the first country in the world to guarantee abortion as a constitutional right politics Article 270 words 58 votes
A legal historian who studies the US abortion battle explains why the Alabama state Supreme Court’s decision on in vitro fertilization is so momentous politics.usa Article 35 votes
Mitch McConnell will step down as the US Senate Republican leader in November politics.usa Article 1151 words 52 votes
Egypt announces $35bn deal with UAE to buy premium Mediterranean area politics Article 549 words 11 votes
The hottest trend in US cities? Changing zoning rules to allow more housing. politics.usa Article 1744 words 42 votes
What if US public housing were for everyone? politics.usa Article 2145 words, published Feb 10 2024 29 votes
Authorities in Medellín will meet representatives of embassies and popular dating apps this week after five foreigners were found dead in Colombia’s second city in the past seven days politics Article 680 words 15 votes
Geert Wilders’ hopes of becoming Dutch PM dim after centrist party quits talks politics Article 903 words 13 votes
US Republican congressman from Georgia jokes about dropping migrant from helicopters echoing extreme right Pinochet meme about political violence politics.usa Article 978 words 17 votes
NGOs allowed to seize €2.9 million from Belgian government for failure to shelter asylum seekers politics Article 560 words 13 votes
What happened at the nation’s first nitrogen gas execution: An AP eyewitness account politics.usa Article 632 words 33 votes
For the sixth year in a row, Denmark heads the Corruption Perceptions Index, with a score of ninety – Finland and New Zealand follow closely behind politics Link 7 votes
Palm Springs capped Airbnb rentals. Now some home prices are in free-fall. politics.usa Article 1612 words 49 votes
‘America is under attack’: Inside the anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion crusade politics.usa Article 4155 words, published Jan 20 2024 27 votes
Specter of academic plagiarism has now reached the heart of Norwegian politics, toppling one government minister and leaving a second fighting for her political career politics Article 1015 words 10 votes
Why is Israel sending Palestinian taxes to Norway? Public money destined for Gaza has been frozen by Israel since November. politics Article 1001 words 13 votes
Three migrants drown at US border as Texas blocked their rescue politics.usa Article 587 words 37 votes
The US Supreme Court will evaluate the constitutional validity of local ordinances barring homeless from sleeping on streets and sidewalks politics.usa Article 405 words 35 votes
San Francisco and Grants Pass Oregon lawsuits about homelessness highlight this question: Do those who reject shelter choose homelessness? politics.usa Article 1148 words 16 votes
Top court clears path for Democrats to redraw House map in New York politics.usa Article 1359 words 15 votes