Syrian government launches offensive south of city of Aleppo
By PHILIP ISSA and ZEINA KARAM Syrian troops and their allies launched an offensive Tuesday to retake an important hilltop village south of the city of Aleppo from militants, including…
Legislature
GOPers say they’ll back nominee but avoid Trump
By DAVID A. LIEB When Donald Trump came to St. Louis last month for a raucous rally with thousands, Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt was more than 130 miles away, announcing…
At law school, Obama to press case for Garland nomination
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE The stalled nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court is giving President Barack Obama a chance to do what he says he’s missed: go back…
Backlash grows over North Carolina LGBT discrimination law
By EMERY P. DALESIO An economic backlash broadened Tuesday against a North Carolina law that critics say discriminates against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people with PayPal announcing it has…
Alabama lawmaker moves forward with plan to impeach governor
By KIM CHANDLER A Republican Alabama lawmaker said Tuesday that he is filing an impeachment resolution against GOP Gov. Robert Bentley in the wake of a scandal involving one of…
Court upholds total population count in electoral districts
By MARK SHERMAN A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday that states can count everyone, not just eligible voters, in deciding how to draw electoral districts. The justices turned back a…
US senator tells Arab world: US hasn’t changed despite Trump
By MARAM MAZEN Residents of the Middle East should not be too alarmed at the prospect of Donald Trump becoming president, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham told reporters in Cairo on…
California, New York poised to raise minimum wage to $15
By ALISON NOON and JONATHAN J. COOPER California and New York are poised to become the highest-paid minimum-wage states in the nation after their governors each reached deals with lawmakers…