WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden strained to quell Democratic anxieties over his unsteady showing in his debate with former President Donald Trump, as each candidate on Friday sought to expand his appeal in states he lost four years ago. Thursday night’s faceoff appeared set to reinforce the public’s deep-seated concerns about both men before […]
Students eat lunch at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in South Salt Lake, Utah, in March. Utah was among the 13 states that declined to participate in a federal program that aims to feed children during the summer months when they don’t get free or reduced-price meals at school. (File/Spenser Heaps for the Utah News Dispatch) […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked an interstate air quality rule issued last year by the Biden administration to limit ozone that comes from power plants and industrial sites in the Midwest and sends polluted air drifting toward the East Coast. The vote was 5-4, with Justice Amy Coney Barrett joining the three liberals in […]
The wealthy petrostates of the Persian Gulf have big plans for the future, hoping to increasingly attract tourists and investors, host marquee sporting events, build new cities and diversify their economies away from oil. But they face a looming threat that they cannot easily buy their way out of: extreme and sometimes deadly heat that […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission on Thursday rejected an effort to force a recall election of the state’s top Republican after determining that not enough valid signatures were collected. The vote by three Republican commissioners and one Democratic commissioner means Assembly Speaker Robin Vos will not have to stand for a […]
Maybe it’s time to rename Lake Superior. Lake Erie, the smallest of the Great Lakes, was named by USA TODAY’s 10Best as the top lake in the United States. In a reader vote, Lake Erie topped Geneva Lake in Wisconsin as the top body of water surrounded by land. Lake Erie borders Ohio, New York […]
Tax-Free Dream Or Costly Nightmare? The Truth About Living In States With No Income Tax Ditching income taxes sounds like a dream for many Americans, and the nine states offering that see their fair share of interest. Although you may initially keep more of your paycheck, the story doesn’t end there. These states often make […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security. By a 6-3 vote, the justices threw out lower-court rulings that favored Louisiana, Missouri and […]
The Supreme Court sided with the Biden administration on Wednesday in a debate over whether it was a violation of the First Amendment for the federal government to police what they consider to be misinformation on social media, on topics including the 2020 election results and COVID-19 vaccines. The 6-3 vote reversed the Fifth Circuit […]
Mississippi authorities shared with reporters Monday the state’s collaborative efforts in the Louisiana abduction case that ended with one 4-year-old girl found dead in Mississippi. The announcement came during a Monday press conference at the Mississippi Department of Public Safety headquarters. Mississippi Department of Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell said with the help of state, […]
It has been two years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that established a federal right to abortion, in its Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, now returning the issue of abortion to individual states. Since then 14 states have completely banned abortion with limited exceptions, according […]
The Office of Veteran’s Affairs announced today $10 million in new funding for states, territories, and tribal governments to prevent veteran suicide. According to a press release by the VA, the funds, along with technical assistance, will be managed through cooperative agreements to establish, coordinate and manage suicide mortality review committees to identify and characterize […]