Family fears for U.S. hostage Ryan Corbett’s health in Taliban prison

The family of Ryan Corbett, an American humanitarian who has been imprisoned without charge by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers since August 2022, said a brief, “disturbing” phone call from him this week has them increasingly concerned about his declining mental and physical health. Anna Corbett, Ryan’s wife, said in a statement that she and their three

House to send Mayorkas impeachment articles to Senate on April 10

Washington — House Republicans are set to present the articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate after Congress returns from recess next month, kickstarting a clash over an impeachment trial in the upper chamber that Democrats are expected to work to quickly quash.  Speaker Mike Johnson and the

Court allows South Carolina district lines despite gerrymander ruling

Washington — A panel of federal district court judges in South Carolina said Thursday that the 2024 elections for a congressional district in the state can be conducted using a map it determined was racially gerrymandered. The three judges overseeing the redistricting dispute granted a request from South Carolina Republican legislative leaders, who asked the