A 1992 federal court agreement that led to a Black justice being elected to Louisiana's once all-white Supreme Court will remain in effect under a ruling Wednesday from a divided federal appeals court panel.
President Joe Biden described Australia as ''an anchor to peace and prosperity'' while standing alongside Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House on Wednesday, part of a state visit intended to deepen an alliance that's increasingly viewed as a critical counterweight to China's influence in the Pacific.
Republicans eagerly elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker on Wednesday, elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known leader to the seat of U.S. power and ending for now the political chaos in their majority.
The Wolves kick off their season on the road before Saturday's home opener. Tap here for play-by-play, the in-game boxscore and score updates from around the NBA.
There were anxious moments before the deal got done followed by a celebration during which the Wolves forward went heavy on the breadsticks.
Rep. Mike Johnson easily secured enough votes to be elected House speaker on Wednesday, as Republicans were eagerly elevating the little-known conservative leader to the seat of U.S. power and ending for now the political chaos in their majority.
Michael Cohen returned to the witness stand Wednesday in his ex-boss Donald Trump's civil business fraud trial as the former president's defense team tried to undermine the credibility and question the motives of his onetime personal attorney turned adversary.