Biden and Trump shun precedent, debate commission in matchup
In a little over a week, Frank Fahrenkopf will be just another member of the TV audience watching as Joe Biden and Donald Trump tangle…
Thai Rights Commission Links Officials to ‘Disappearance’ of 9 Exiles
Thailand’s National Human Rights Commission on June 10 boldly entered uncharted waters by accusing state officials of the enforced disappearance of nine exiled Thai activists…
L.A. City Council refuses police dog donation over training firm’s name it shares with Hitler bunker
The Los Angeles City Council has declined a donation for two police dogs after one city leader raised concerns that the canines were trained by…
David Koch appointed next South Australian Tourism Commission chair
In short: Sydneysider David Koch will replace Andrew Bullock as the next chair of the South Australian Tourism Commission.SA Premier Peter Malinauskas says the government…
The dangerous push to legalize gambling on U.S. elections
Free and fair elections, the foundation of our democracy, face an unprecedented array of threats as the next one approaches. While some of these threats…
European Commission fines U.S. Oreo-maker Mondelez $365M
The European Commission fined Oreo-maker Mondelez $365 million on Thursday. File Photo by Orestis Panagiotou/EPA-EFE May 23 (UPI) -- The European Commission on Thursday fined…
The scheduled Biden-Trump debates are no sure thing
Today we discuss travel, leisure, sunsets and presidential debates. Goody! Looks like we’ll have two Biden-Trump debates to tide us over this summer. It seems…
Ethics reform measure will go to L.A. voters. Critics say it’s watered down
Los Angeles voters in November will weigh in on a ballot measure that would strengthen the city’s ethics oversight after a string of scandals at…
Biden and Trump agree to debate in June and September
WASHINGTON — President Biden and former President Trump on Wednesday agreed to hold two campaign debates in June and September, but there were no guarantees that…
European Commission calls for X to answer questions over content moderation
The European Commission called on X to give it more information on content moderation on Wednesday. File Photo by Ismael Mohamad/ UPI | License Photo…
Opinion: Is the Los Angeles City Council serious about ethics reform?
Los Angeles city government has a corruption problem. Since 2020, three L.A. council members and a former deputy mayor were found guilty of or pleaded…
Commission designated Shein as a Very Large Online Platform under the DSA
Today, Shein has been officially designated as a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) by the Commission in accordance with the Digital Services Act (DSA). Shein,…
Electoral Commission of Queensland takes year-long leases on council poll venues amid ‘tight rental market’
In short: Dozens of venues used to run the March 16 council elections have been leased by the Electoral Commission of Queensland for 12 months.The ECQ has…
European Commission opens investigation into Apple, Alphabet, Meta
1 of 3 | The Apple logo hangs outside of an Apple retail store in the SoHo Section of Manhattan in New York City on…
Indonesia election commission confirms Prabowo Subianto wins presidency | Politics News
Former general declared the winner of last month’s presidential election. Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto has been elected president of the world’s third biggest democracy, the General…
Alan Sieroty dead: California ex-lawmaker helped create Coastal Commission
Former state Sen. Alan G. Sieroty, a Democrat from Beverly Hills who championed disability rights and efforts to protect California’s coast, died Saturday. He was…
Commission: ‘Abdication’ of law enforcement allowed Maine mass shootings
Robert Card, 40, is seen in an image from surveillance footage during the mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, on October 25. Local authorities had enough…
National Association of Realtors agrees to $418M settlement in commission lawsuit
The National Association of Realtors agreed Friday to settle a series of lawsuits from home sellers who alleged the trade association violated antitrust laws to…
Opinion: Sheryl Swoopes is right: Black people can’t be racist
WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes has come under an avalanche of criticism for saying that Black people can’t be racist. Last month Swoopes questioned the ability…
Government ministers to front veterans royal commission as special forces soldiers warn of ‘Canberra cover-up’
The defence and veterans' affairs ministers will today both give evidence under oath to a long-running inquiry into military suicides, while an organisation representing elite…