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Manchin says he has been “thinking about that for quite some time” but he hasn’t made any decision on his political direction

A special counsel is an attorney appointed to investigate, and possibly prosecute, a case in which the Justice Department perceives itself as having a conflict

It will make San Francisco first major U.S. city with two fleets of driverless vehicles competing for passengers against ride-hailing and taxi services

Prosecutors also say that 47 weapons and more than 26,000 rounds of ammunition were recovered during a search of the judge’s home, including the pistol used in the shooting

The producer price index — which measures inflation before it hits consumers— rose 0.8% last month from July 2022

The special counsel will be David Weiss, the U.S. attorney in Delaware. Weiss has been probing the financial and business dealings of President Joe Biden’s son

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has largely sided with the prosecution on what sensitive materials should be protected, and vowed to keep politics out of her rulings

In a 4-3 decision, the high court found that the Protect Our Communities Act does not violate the federal Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection of the law nor the state constitution’s bar on special legislation

If selected, EPA would study vinyl chloride to determine whether it poses an ‘unreasonable risk to human health or the environment,’ a process that would take at least three years

Gov. Josh Green warned that the death toll would likely rise as search and rescue operations continue. Cadaver-sniffing dogs were brought in Friday to assist the search for the remains of people killed by the inferno

Interest on student loans will start accruing on loan balances from September 1, 2023, and payments will resume in October

Many Democrats fear the party will boost former President Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House

The fake elector plan was central to the federal indictment filed against Trump earlier this month that alleged he tried to overturn results of the 2020 election

A growing chorus of would-be supporters within his own party is questioning DeSantis’ core message and political instincts

The combined company had global annual sales of more than $12 billion and has a presence in more than 75 countries

The protective order sought by special counsel Jack Smith’s team has become an early flashpoint in the case

The deal would allow the company to emerge from bankruptcy as a different entity, with its profits used to fight the opioid epidemic

The requested package also includes $12 billion to replenish the U.S. federal disaster funds at home after a deadly climate season of heat and storms, and funds to bolster enforcement at the Southern border with Mexico

Some professors will be requiring students to show editing history and drafts to prove their thought process

Aerial footage showed whole sections of the historic town of Lahaina have been reduced to gray ash, including on Front Street, where tourists shopped and dined just days ago

Experts caution that suicide is complicated, and that recent increases might be driven by higher rates of depression or limited availability of mental health services

The technology, which was used on images taken from gas station video, produced leads in the case but was followed by “very poor” police work

The proposed date is just under two weeks before the first votes are set to be cast in the Republican presidential race, with Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses scheduled for Jan. 15

Marvels of craftsmanship and beauty, the iconic buildings of ‘Gone with the Wind’ and ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ are in danger of disappearing

The judge formally accepted the latest not guilty plea of the former president, who said in court papers last week that he is not guilty and waived his right to appear at the hearing in person

Experts say climate change is increasing the likelihood of more extreme weather events like what’s playing out in Hawaii, where dozens of people have been killed and a historic tourist town was devastated