Democrats are challenging new certification rules in Georgia, while Republicans are launching efforts to target voter-registration procedures in Arizona and North Carolina.
Bank of Japan Deputy Gov. Ryozo Himino has backed the case for further interest-rate hikes if the economy and prices grow as expected, echoing recent comments from the central bank’s chief.
Israeli commandos encountered an unguarded hostage, 52-year-old Qaid Farhan Al-Qadi, in a tunnel in southern Gaza and returned him to his family 326 days after he was abducted by Hamas militants.
Gun-rights groups will ask the Supreme Court in its coming term to consider whether the AR-15 and other rifles described as assault weapons deserve constitutional protection.
