Trump official's directive tying transportation grants to birth rates could hinder blue states
U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume, a Maryland Democrat, said he feared Duffy's directives would harm some grants already announced — including $85 million awarded to Baltimore in the final weeks of the Biden ...
Are Americans paying attention to Musk and Trump's DOGE? Here's what people in Iowa had to say
URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst has hailed Elon Musk and the Trump administration's Department of Government ...
What is the International Criminal Court and how will Trump's sanctions impact it?
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal ...
Musk team's access to student loan systems raises alarms over personal information for millions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are pushing back against Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency as it turns its ...
South Carolina sets next execution date as inmate questions lethal injection doses
South Carolina went 13 years between executions before restarting them last year in part because the state couldn't obtain drugs for lethal injections. A shield law passed in 2023 keeps private the ...
In ‘Wicked,’ they’re silver. But at Academy Museum color show, the ruby-red shoes take center stage
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the hit movie “Wicked,” those famous magical shoes are silver. But if you want to see them in all their ...
Seed oils are toxic, says Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – but it’s not so simple
But research shows that different seed oils have varying effects on risk for heart disease. Furthermore, seed oils have also been shown to increase risk for migraines. This is likely due to their high ...
Forced leaves start for thousands at USAID under a Trump plan to gut the foreign aid agency
WASHINGTON (AP) — Forced leaves began in Washington and worldwide Friday for most employees of the U.S. Agency for ...
Japan's Ishiba makes a whirlwind Washington trip to try to forge a personal connection with Trump
Ishiba will also look to remind Trump — who has proposed tariffs on both friends and foes in an effort to boost American manufacturing — about the long-running U.S.-Japan alliance. Japanese companies ...
New Haven, Bridgeport officials explore moving correctional facilities out of neighborhoods
New Haven's state delegation introduced a bill to examine the feasibility of relocating those centers, which are in ...
Judge in Boston to consider latest bid to block Trump's birthright citizenship order
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge in Boston on Friday will consider a request from 18 state attorneys general to block President ...
Nikola Jokic has 24th triple-double of the season, Nuggets rout Magic 112-90
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds for his 24th triple-double of the season, Michael Porter Jr. added 30 points and the Denver Nuggets won their fifth in a row by ...