Wisconsin judge rules that absentee voting van used in 2022 was illegal

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge has ruled that state law does not allow the use of , siding with Republicans who had challenged Racine’s use of a voting van that traveled around the city in 2022.

Republicans opposed the use of the van, the only one of its kind in Wisconsin, saying its use was against the law, increased the chances of and was used to bolster Democratic turnout.

Racine officials, the Democratic National Committee and the Milwaukee-based voting advocacy group


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Poland’s new government is in a standoff with the former ruling party over 2 convicted politicians

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish police on Tuesday arrested two politicians convicted of abuse of power who had taken refuge for hours in the palace of President Andrzej Duda, in a dramatic escalation of a standoff between the new and previous governments.

Duda welcomed the members of the former ruling party into the presidential palace as police went to their homes to arrest them. Polish media reported the men were arrested inside the palace. Warsaw police gave no details, saying only that the arrest was “in accordance with the court order


Explosion at historic Texas hotel injures 21 and scatters debris in downtown Fort Worth

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Fire investigators said Tuesday they have still not determined what caused an explosion at a historic Texas hotel that plunged two stories of debris into the basement, blew out windows and doors onto the streets of downtown Fort Worth and left more than 20 people injured, including one person who remained in critical condition.

Officials have said that a gas leak was likely involved in Monday’s blast, which blew doors and sections of wall into the road in front of the 20-story


Maine House votes down GOP effort to impeach election official who removed Trump from ballot

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Democrats who control the Maine Legislature on Tuesday rejected a Republican effort to impeach the state’s top election official for her decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the state ballot over his role in the on the U.S. Capitol.

The Maine House voted 80-60 against the resolution targeting Shenna Bellows, the first secretary of state in history to block someone from running for president by invoking the .

Bellows, who watched the entire proceeding from the gallery, vowed


Toronto Police Association expressing concern with Chief’s apology for officer’s action during protest

The Toronto Police Association is expressing concern over what they say is a lack of support provided to officers amid ongoing demonstrations in the city.

CityNews has obtained a memo sent by the Toronto Police Association Board to its members, saying they are concerned with the “direction provided to our members and the lack of resources that were utilized during this event.”

The memo said their members have been tasked with keeping the peace and because of this, their actions have been portrayed as being “ineffectual and negligent in their duties.”


A new wave of violence sweeps across Ecuador after a gang leader’s apparent escape from prison

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Masked men broke onto the set of a public television channel waving guns and explosives during a live broadcast Tuesday, and issued a decree declaring that the had entered an “internal armed conflict.”

The men armed with pistols and what looked like sticks of dynamite entered the set of the TC Television network in the port city of Guayaquil during a news program that was airing live in thousands of homes across the nation and shouted that they had bombs. Noises similar to gunshots could be heard.


Ray Epps, a target of Jan. 6 conspiracy theories, gets a year of probation for his Capitol riot role

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man targeted by right-wing conspiracy theories about the was sentenced on Tuesday to a year of probation for joining the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by a mob of fellow Donald Trump supporters.

, a former Arizona resident who was driven into hiding by death threats, in September to a . He received no jail time, and there were no restrictions placed on his travel during his probation, but he will have to serve 100 hours of community service.

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