Jamaica will petition King Charles III to refer legal questions about slavery and reparations to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Culture Minister Olivia Grange said the answers will determine the country’s next steps.
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Amy Acton, Ohio’s Democratic nominee for governor, was not injured after her campaign said an armed person lunged at her during a visit to the Canfield Fair. Several people were hurt, and officials from both parties condemned the incident.
The Trump administration made its third appeal to the Supreme Court to allow new mail-in voting restrictions before the November midterms. A federal judge has blocked the Postal Service from enforcing the order, saying it is likely unconstitutional and could disenfranchise voters.
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv after meeting Vladimir Putin in Moscow for talks on a U.S. proposal to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Ukraine and Russia agreed to a limited pause in strikes on each other’s capitals during the envoys’ visit.
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected in Kyiv after closed-door talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow. U.S. officials said the envoys discussed next steps in a renewed effort to end the war in Ukraine.
Saxony-Anhalt voters are deciding whether the far-right AfD can win its first state-level government in postwar Germany. Polls reported by Al Jazeera put the party well ahead, but an outright majority may depend on smaller parties missing the 5 percent threshold.
A ceiling section fell in the Kennedy Center’s grand foyer after storms, causing no injuries but renewing arguments over Trump-backed renovation and naming plans. The Trump-aligned board is fighting in court to close the venue for renovations and add Trump’s name to the facade.
Robin Morgan, a former child performer who became a leading poet, editor and organizer in second-wave feminism, has died at 85. She helped organize the 1968 Miss America protest, edited “Sisterhood Is Powerful” and co-founded the Women’s Media Center.