In Georgia, Democrat Shea Roberts first ran for the state House in 2018 but lost to Republican Deborah Silcox. In 2020, Roberts shared her abortion story while running once again and won.
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Chaos erupts as man fatally stabs 6 people at Sydney mall
Eight more people, including a 9-month-old, were injured.
Cable car accident in Turkey sends 1 passenger to his death and injures 7, with scores stranded
The cable car hit a pole and burst open, sending the passengers plummeting to the mountainside below.
Trump gives support to embattled Speaker Mike Johnson at pivotal Mar-a-Lago meet
Donald Trump flashed some criticism over efforts to oust the speaker calling it ‘unfortunate,’ saying there are ‘much bigger problems’ right now.
Judge declines to delay Trump’s N.Y. hush money criminal trial over complaints of pretrial publicity
Judge Juan Merchan wrote that the former president himself ‘was personally responsible for generating much, if not most, of the surrounding publicity with his public statements’ outside those courtrooms and on social media.
One dead, 13 injured after semitrailer intentionally crashed into Texas public safety office
Authorities say a Texas semitrailer driver rammed a stolen 18-wheeler though the front a public safety building where his renewal for a commercial driver’s license had been rejected.
20 years later, Abu Ghraib detainees get their day in U.S. court
The trial beginning Monday in Alexandria, Va., will be the first time that Abu Ghraib survivors are able to bring their claims of torture to a U.S. jury, their lawyer says.
Jill Biden calls Trump a ‘bully’ who is ‘dangerous’ to LGBTQ people
Jill Biden says former Republican President Donald Trump is a ‘bully’ who is ‘dangerous’ for the LGBTQ community.
Project to shore up Pompeii yields stunning black banquet hall, with frescoes of Trojan War figures
The hall, which features a mosaic floor, was uncovered as part of a project to shore up the areas dividing the excavated and unexcavated parts of the ancient city.
China surging equipment sales to Russia to help war effort in Ukraine
U.S. intelligence reports increased sales of machine tools, microelectronics and other technology Moscow uses to produce missiles, tanks, aircraft and other weaponry.