Several little-known Michigan conservatives are vying Tuesday for the Republican nomination to face Democratic Gov. To be really blunt in a historical context, this is not the Republican A game, said longtime Michigan pollster Richard Czuba. Although Jones portrays the lawsuit against him as an assault on the First Amendment, the parents who sued him say his statements were so malicious and obviously false that they fell well outside the bounds of speech protected by the constitutional clause. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Malaysia on Tuesday for the second leg of an Asian tour that has been clouded by an expected stop in Taiwan, which would escalate tensions with Beijing. The teachers were eventually joined by construction workers and Indigenous groups, as well as frustrated average Panamanians. The Republican speaker of the Arizona House faces voters Tuesday and the anger of supporters of former President Donald Trump after he rejected pleas to help overturn the 2020 election results and testified before Congress about the efforts. Supporters of the measure wouldn't say before the vote whether they intend to pursue a ban if it passes, but they've spent decades pushing for new restrictions on a nearly annual basis and many other states in the Midwest and South have banned abortion in recent weeks. Answers and solutions for puzzles ranging from crosswords to Sudoku that were published in USA TODAY Network's local newspapers. Panamas teachers will return to the classroom Tuesday after a month-long strike supported by a number of other sectors that blocked commerce and snarled the capital with traffic over the high cost of living and government corruption. Rolando lvarez, the bishop of the northern province of Matagalpa, said during Mass that the he had received a letter from the tate telecommunications agency Telcor informing him of the closures. Asian markets tumbled Tuesday on geopolitical fears after reports that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would visit Taiwan fanned China-US tensions. Take a peek inside "Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Exhibit," running from July 6 - Sept. 3 at the Kentucky International Convention Center. The plane carrying Pelosi and her delegation touched down at an air force base amid tight security, national news agency Bernama reported. lvarez called the move an injustice and urged Telcors director to show the legality. Black students, especially, are often disproportionately arrested or disciplined when a school has armed police, critics say. The author of Carrie, The Shining" and many other favorites, King has willingly even eagerly placed himself in opposition to Simon & Schuster, his longtime publisher. Speaker Rusty Bowers is trying to move to the state Senate because of term limits and faces an opponent who criticizes him for refusing to help Trump or go along with a contentious 2021 audit that Republican leaders in the Senate commissioned. A bill that would enhance health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits hit a snag in the Senate last week, angering advocates like comedian Jon Stewart who say help from the government is long overdue. Rev. Patty Murray is running for a sixth term in the U.S. Senate and, if reelected, she'd join two former Democratic stalwarts as the longest serving senators from Washington state. The referendum on the proposed anti-abortion amendment to the Kansas Constitution is being closely watched as a barometer of liberal and moderate voters' anger over the June ruling overturning the nationwide right to abortion. Veterans groups say servicemembers who were exposed to the pits have waited long enough for enhanced health benefits, and lawmakers largely agree. The threat of nuclear catastrophe was also raised by the United States, Japan, Germany, the U.N. nuclear chief and many other opening speakers. Discover something new every day from News, Sports, Finance, Entertainment and more! Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones arrived at a Texas courthouse for his defamation trial for calling the Sandy Hook Elementary School attack a hoax with the words Save the 1st scrawled on tape covering his mouth. 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The fear that the next shooting could happen in their hallways hangs over school resource officers across the United States, exacerbating an already difficult job: They're called on to be battle-ready officers whom parents and students can trust to protect them. The ongoing trial in Austin, which is where Jones far-right Infowars website and its parent company are based, stems from a 2018 lawsuit brought by Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, whose 6-year-old son was killed in the 2012 attack along with 19 other first-graders and six educators. It should be illegal to look this good, said one fan, AFP/GettyFirefighter James Dowdell was in the quarters of Rescue Co. 2 in Brooklyn when he got word that justice had finally caught up with the most wanted fugitive in the murder of his father and 342 other members of the FDNY along with 2,977 others on 9/11.Thank God for the military, he said. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sounded the alarm over the war in Ukraine, nuclear threats in Asia and the Middle East, and other tensions, warning that humanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation. The warning came Monday as a pandemic-delayed conference opened to review the 50-year-old Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, which is aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and eventually achieving a nuclear-free world. Kobach had a national profile for writing tough state and local immigration rules outside of Kansas even before he was elected secretary of state in 2010. Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and passions. Sen. Roy Blunt's announcement last year that he would not seek a third term set off a frenzy for his job, with nearly three dozen people in the two major parties filing to run. Theyre still getting it done.The news that Ayman al-Zawahiri had been killed came just as the younger of fallen FDNY Lt. Kevin Dowdells two sons was coming to feel that those not directly affected b. Kansas on Tuesday will hold the nation's first test of voter feelings about the recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, with people throughout the state deciding whether to allow their conservative Legislature to further restrict or ban abortion. Immigration hardliner Kris Kobach is attempting a political comeback Tuesday in the Republican primary for Kansas attorney general, where he faces a former prosecutor and a state senator who, like Kobach, say they would prioritize fighting the federal government. Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens hopes to complete a stunning political comeback on Tuesday as voters narrow the field for a pivotal spot in the U.S. Senate. Bowers faces an uphill battle in the eastern Phoenix suburb of Mesa, especially after the state Republican Party censured him following his June testimony before the panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on Congress and Trump endorsed his opponent, former state Sen. David Farnsworth. With control of the Senate at stake, Democrats are hoping to pick up what should be a safe seat in red-state Missouri. Tony Ramaeker averages around 14,000 steps a day as he walks around the Nebraska high school where he is assigned to work as a sheriffs deputy, greeting students arriving in the morning, wandering the hallways to talk to them and watching out for those who might be eating alone in the cafeteria. Gretchen Whitmer, as infighting over the 2020 election has split the party and threatens to hobble the GOP's efforts in the battleground state. While there have been no official announcements, local media in Taiwan reported that Pelosi will arrive in Taipei on Tuesday night, becoming the highest-ranking elected U.S. official to visit in more than 25 years. Lawmakers have been hearing increasingly from constituents with respiratory illnesses and cancers that they attribute to serving near burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. EXPLAINER: Is Alex Jones trial about free speech rights? The teacher walkout started what became the largest social protest that Panama had seen in years. Penny Mordaunt has backed Liz Truss bid to become prime minister, hailing her as the "hope candidate". The powerhouse duo served 36 years and 30 years, respectively, and were among the most powerful senators of the mid-20th century. Panama teachers end long strike that set off wider protests, Pelosis Taiwan Trip Raises Angst in Global Financial Markets, Nicaragua's government shutters 6 church radio stations, Markets sink as talk of Pelosi Taiwan trip fans China-US tension. None of the five has held public office, and their inability so far to raise money to compete with Whitmers multimillion-dollar campaign account has dashed some Republicans once-high hopes of unseating the first-term incumbent. (Bloomberg) -- Traders are bracing for US House Speaker Nancy Pelosis expected arrival in Taipei Tuesday to raise tensions with China, with Asian stocks sliding and global havens the yen and Treasuries climbing.Most Read from BloombergYou Wont Like What Comes After InflationManchin Spending Deal Includes Billions in Oil Import TaxesPelosi Is Expected to Visit Taiwan, Ramping Up US-China TensionsChinas Rebound Remains Fragile as Factories, Property SlumpTaiwans benchmark stock index fell as m. Nicaraguan authorities ordered the closure of six radio stations belonging to the Roman Catholic Church on Monday and surrounded one with riot police, church officials said. As the Justice Department bids to convince a federal judge that the proposed merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster would damage the careers of some of the most popular authors, it is leaning in part on the testimony of a writer who has thrived like few others: Stephen King.