The announcement follows a year of attacks from the Republican governor and the state’s legislature, with Disney filing a First Amendment lawsuit against him and other officials last month
The little girl from Panama had heart problems and was being held with her family in Harlingen, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley, one of the busiest corridors for migrant crossings
Prosecutors say Jack Teixeira continued leaking documents even after he was admonished by superiors on two separate occasions last year over ‘concerning actions’ he took related to classified information
Many Fed watchers have expected the central bank’s officials to forgo another increase in their benchmark rate when they next meet in mid-June
The U.S. economy has added jobs at a breakneck pace despite interest rates that have been rising for more than a year and fears of a looming recession
He said he and lawmakers will come together “because there’s no alternative.” Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed, though he was more combative, saying Biden had “finally backed off” and come to the negotiating table
EPA Administrator Michael Regan said the plan would hold polluters accountable for controlling and cleaning up coal ash, a byproduct of burning coal that can pollute groundwater, drinking water and air and has been linked to cancer
The General Assembly has adopted proposals to require insurers in Illinois to cover medication to end pregnancies and for hormonal therapy, require universities to provide emergency contraception on campus and to prohibit crisis pregnancy centers from distributing false information
TikTok has vowed to fight for Montana residents to be able to use the video-sharing app, which is owned by a Chinese tech company
The victory of Yemi Mobolade, a Nigerian immigrant and entreprenuer who has never held elected office before, is the latest political setback for Republicans in a state that was once a battleground state
The Pacific nation had declared next Monday a public holiday in anticipation of an historic visit by the US President and other leaders from the region, but Biden has decided to cut the trip short to focus on debt limit talks at home
Before Title 42 expired, authorities stopped Venezuelans crossing illegally nearly 30,000 times during April, up nine times from March
That’s according to the General Social Survey, a widely respected survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago that has been measuring confidence in the court since 1973, the same year that Roe v. Wade legalized abortion nationwide
DeSantis chose a Christian school Wednesday to sign the bills, which also restricts pronoun use in schools and force people to use the bathroom corresponding with their sex at birth
The federal lawsuit filed Wednesday marks the latest opposition to a policy central to Governor Ron DeSantis’ agenda as he prepares to run for president
New estimates from the CDC show about nearly 110,000 U.S. overdose deaths in 2022. That’s nearly 2% more than 2021
Their office said in a statement that the chase ‘resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two NYPD officers.’ It called the incident ‘near catastrophic’
The Justice Department is tracing the illegal flow of sensitive technology, including Apple’s software code for self-driving cars and materials used for missiles, to foreign adversaries
The United States could run out of money to pay its bills as soon as June 1 if no deal is reached to raise the debt limit
Rural electric cooperatives, renewable energy companies and electric utilities will be able to apply for funding through two programs
American lore is full of tales of the lone cowboy, the rugged individualist who will do what needs to be done. But, in reality, loneliness in the U.S. can be deadly: this month, the U.S. surgeon general declared it an epidemic
Brazil has become a popular choice for many Venezuelans partly because of a five-year-old program that offers eligible applicants work permits and even free flights to faraway parts of the huge country
The 47-year-old former star of ‘That ‘70s Show’ is on rape trial for a second time after the first ended in a mistrial in December
Names like Chosen, Georgina and Winona are on the rise, according to the Social Security Administration
As immigration restrictions tighten up across Latin America and Venezuelans face rising xenophobia in other countries, thousands of citizens are returning to a more unequal and expensive nation
The launch of ‘Committed to America’ is the latest sign that Pence is moving ahead with his expected bid for the GOP nomination
A bump up in demand for new cars also helped results, according to the Commerce Department report issued Tuesday
