Courtney O’Donnell is Biden’s choice to become the U.S. permanent representative to the Paris-based U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO
The unprecedented attempt to impeach and remove Justice Janet Protasiewicz from office comes as the court is being asked to throw out legislative electoral maps drawn by the Republican-controlled Legislature
The only Black GOP presidential candidate campaigning aggressively in the early-voting state, is betting that his upbeat message of personal responsibility, wrapped in the Christian faith he comfortably cites, is a good fit for Iowa Republicans
The Pershing County Sheriff’s Office said the death happened during the event but offered few details as the investigation continued, including the identity of the deceased person or the suspected cause of death
Circuit Judge J. Lee Marsh sent the plan back to the Florida Legislature with instructions that lawmakers should draw a new congressional map
Biden, when asked about his rival’s absence, said he was not disappointed by the turn of events, but welcomed the presence of Rick Scott, one of the state’s two Republican U.S. senators
Authorities haven’t disclosed the circumstances of how Danelo Cavalcante managed to escape Thursday morning, and say the episode is under investigation
The Supreme Court in May reversed the wire fraud conspiracy conviction of former Cuomo aide Joseph Percoco, ruling jury instructions were too vague
An effort to guarantee access to abortion rights in Ohio, a November ballot measure, is already fueling misleading claims about how it could influence abortion care, gender-related health care and parental consent in the state
The historic proceedings set to start in the state Senate Tuesday are the most serious threat yet to one of Texas’ most powerful figures after nine years engulfed by criminal charges, scandal and accusations of corruption
Idalia made landfall Wednesday morning along Florida’s sparsely populated Big Bend region as a Category 3 storm, causing widespread flooding and damage before moving north to drench Georgia and the Carolinas
The 10-square-mile (25-square-kilometer) oil and gas lease in the mountainous Badger-Two Medicine area of northwestern Montana was issued in 1982 but has not been developed
He joins the former president and at least 10 others in forgoing a trip to Atlanta to appear before a judge in a packed courtroom with a news camera rolling
The mandate is a pillar of a safety bill signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who rejected calls this year for gun control despite angry pleas from parents
Breaking ground on this project marks a major milestone as the United States looks to make good on promises to address climate change and bolster the nation’s already overwhelmed power grids
Perkins Coie, a law firm that tracks class action suits, said 214 were filed against food and beverage companies in 2022 and 101 were filed in the first six months of this year
According to the Illinois company, the board of directors and Brewer “mutually agreed” to her resignation effective Thursday
The project is billed as “a chance for a new community, good paying local jobs, solar farms, and open space” in Solano, a rural county between San Francisco and Sacramento that is now home to 450,000 people
It also immediately drew ire from the nursing home industry, which said it amounted to a mandate that couldn’t be met
Five people have died in Fulton County custody in just over a month
Organizer Joseph Biggs got a 17-year sentence, while leader Zachary Rehl got 15 years. Enrique Tarrio, who was the Proud Boys’ national chairman and top leader, is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday
At least 91,000 immediate family members were detained last month, the highest figure since May 2019
The president will recognize Larry Taylor at a ceremony in September. The Army says that the then-first lieutenant flew his Cobra attack helicopter in the dark of night on June 18, 1968, to rescue four men
To combat climate change and overexploitation, fishing communities are transforming their coves into sustainable and profitable fisheries
Creative pursuits in Spain face the challenge of purging the country’s colonial vision, critically reviewing its relationship with the Americas and overcoming a gender bias. Is there a solution? Is it as bad as we think?
Ilan Goldfajn and Ajay Banga — the presidents of these international organizations — have signed a protocol of understanding. They want to work together to close the digital divide in the region and protect the Amazon and the Caribbean
Idalia first hit Florida as a hurricane and then moved on to spark flooding in Georgia and South Carolina and heavy rains in North Carolina before moving out to sea Thursday
