Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s far-right-led government scored a victory Tuesday with the Senate approving a law allowing anti-abortion groups access to women considering ending their pregnancies. The development revives tensions around the issue of abortion in Italy, 46 years after it was
A US lawmaker allegedly forgot his loaded handgun in a restroom at the Colorado State Capitol on Tuesday, police said. State Representative Don Wilson left his 9mm Glock handgun on the shelf of a single-occupancy unisex restroom in the Capitol, according to
France’s Senate is voting on a bill meant to enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the French Constitution. The National Assembly previously approved the proposal in January by a significant margin. If the Senate adopts the same version of the
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., right, arrives as the Senate moves closer to a final vote on an emergency spending package that would provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel, replenish U.S. weapons systems and provide food, water and other humanitarian
The Czech Parliament’s lower house approved an amendment to the country’s gun law, tightening requirements for owning a weapon. The decision comes more than a month after a shooter killed 14 people and wounded many in downtown Prague. The amendment now moves
Italy’s lower chamber of parliament approved a government deal with Albania to house migrants during the processing of their asylum requests. The proposal passed 155-115 in the Chamber of Deputies and now advances to the Senate. The initiative, announced by Premier Giorgia
A longtime former Columbia city council member will join the South Carolina Senate, becoming just the sixth woman currently serving in the 46-member legislative chamber. Democrat Tameika Isaac Devine won a special election Tuesday to take the Columbia-area seat previously held by
A woman has made history in the United States Navy by becoming the first woman to lead the branch of the armed forces, and only the second woman in history to become a four-star general. Admiral Lisa Franchetti was confirmed to her
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a Republican plan to provide $14.3 billion in aid to Israel on Thursday – despite Democrats’ insistence it has no future in the Senate and the White House’s promise of a veto. Israel, however, is quickly losing
Meghan Markle and close pal Oprah Winfrey could battle it out for votes. After the sad announcement that California Senator Diane Feinstein had died at 90 on Friday, all eyes went straight to California Governor Gavin Newsom, who is tasked with filling