WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to a 2021 Connecticut law that eliminated the state’s longstanding religious exemption from childhood immunization requirements for schools, colleges and day care facilities. The justices did not comment in leaving in place a federal appeals court ruling that upheld the contentious law. A lower […]
Israel’s army says it is continuing its internationally criticized operations in the city of Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip. Casualties were again reported Wednesday, the Israeli military said on Thursday. IDF troops carried out targeted raids in the area, located weapons and eliminated several terrorists in close combat, the army said in […]
While requiring extra days past a self-imposed deadline, the Illinois Senate took the first step in passing the $53.1 billion state budget late Sunday night. The budget for fiscal year 2025, starting on July 1, creates just shy of $53.3 billion in revenues and passed in a 38-21 vote. The House is expected back in […]
Delegates to the Utah Republican Party nominating convention snubbed several incumbents on the state school board Saturday. None of them garnered majority votes in their respective races. Utah State Board of Education chairman Jim Moss was defeated by District 12 challenger Cole Kelley. Kelley, a self-described “common sense educator,” won 74% of the delegate vote […]
In a newly discovered video, former Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.)said in 2020 that she wished her state had banned abortion entirely ― a sharp contrast to her efforts to appear more measured on abortion issues ahead of the November election, when she is hoping to regain her old seat in Congress. “I wish we could […]
The railroad crossing in East Durham where a man was killed when his car got stuck on the tracks earlier this month is one of three that state and local authorities are looking to close or replace because of safety issues. Durham County and GoTriangle received a $1.2 million federal grant to help craft a […]
Starting Sunday at 2 p.m., Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus stops along McKnight Road were no longer options bus riders could use. The changes come a day before a huge road improvement project gets underway along the busy roadway. >>> Year-long construction project on McKnight Road gets underway on President’s Day “It’s kind of hard trying […]
Activists from feminist organization Code Pink yelled at Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., in the Senate Hart building on Wednesday afternoon ahead of an expected vote on a clean national security supplemental package that could unlock billions of dollars in aid to Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan and citizens in Gaza. “Don’t give us your talking points… bulls—, […]
New York City’s public libraries saw large spikes in visitors and social program participation in the months before Mayor Adams’ budget cuts prompted them to eliminate Sunday hours at all their branches and scale back other services as well, newly released data shows. The data was tucked into the Preliminary Mayor’s Management Report that Adams […]
Florida redistricting after the 2020 census diluted Black voting power in the district previously held by Rep. Al Lawson The Florida Supreme Court will take up a challenge to a controversial congressional map that voting rights groups say discriminates against Black voters, though a ruling is not expected to come in time for the slate […]
Following through on a warning earlier this month, Authentic Brands Group has revoked Sports Illustrated’s license to publish due to a missed payment. As a result of the move, the entire staff of the 70-year-old print and online publication was notified on Friday that their jobs were being eliminated. More from Deadline “We appreciate the […]
When T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) completed its merger with Sprint in 2020, it effectively put a cap on its stock price for the next few years. As part of the merger agreement, Softbank (OTC: SFTB.Y) (OTC: SFTBF) forfeited 48.8 million shares of T-Mobile stock it was entitled to. However, the parties agreed Softbank would receive those […]