RALEIGH, N.C. — Abortion continues to be a key part of Democrats’ election playbook in North Carolina, which for 2024 will include what abortion-rights advocates call an unprecedented investment in […]
Wild horses to remain in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park, lawmaker says
BISMARCK, N.D. — Wild horses will stay in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park amid fears from advocates that park officials would remove the beloved animals from the rugged Badlands […]
BNSF becomes 2nd major railroad to sign on to anonymous federal safety hotline for some workers
OMAHA, Neb. — BNSF will become the second major freight railroad to allow some of its employees to report safety concerns anonymously through a federal system without fear of discipline. […]
GOP mulls next move after Kansas governor vetoes effort to help Texas in border security fight
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ governor is blocking an attempt by Republican legislators to give the state’s National Guard a “border mission” of helping Texas in its partisan fight with the […]
Authorities investigating Gilgo Beach killings search wooded area on Long Island, AP source says
FILE – Authorities continue to work at the home of suspect Rex Heuermann, who has been charged with killing at least four women in the long-unsolved slayings known as the […]
The Latest: Getting to the heart (and the timing) of Trump’s Supreme Court case
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday took up Donald Trump‘s bid to avoid prosecution over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. Trump’s […]
Gay actor’s speech back on at Pennsylvania school after cancellation over his ‘lifestyle’
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — A gay actor’s speech that was canceled over his “lifestyle” is back on at a Pennsylvania school after residents spoke out. The Cumberland Valley School District’s board […]
U.S. labor secretary says UAW win at Tennessee Volkswagen plant shows southern workers back unions
ATLANTA — Workers at auto plants in the South should be free to unionize without pressure from employers or anti-union governors, acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su said Thursday, even […]
First cargo ship passes through newly opened channel in Baltimore since bridge collapse
BALTIMORE — The first cargo ship passed through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore on Thursday after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed […]
New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial
NEW YORK — New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein ’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with “egregious” […]