EL PASO, Texas — A Texas grand jury indicted more than 140 migrants on misdemeanor rioting charges Tuesday over an alleged mass attempt to breach the U.S.-Mexico border, a day […]
USDA updates rules for school meals that limit added sugars for the first time
FILE – Second-grade students select their meals during their lunch break in the cafeteria, Dec. 12, 2022, at an elementary school in Scottsdale, Ariz. The nation’s school meals will get […]
New Jersey is motivating telecommuters to appeal their New York tax bills. Connecticut may be next
HARTFORD, Conn. — Telecommuting, a pandemic-era novelty that has become a permanent alternative for many people, has some Connecticut and New Jersey employees of New York-based companies questioning why they […]
Arizona Democrats attempt to repeal the state’s 19th century abortion ban
For a third straight week, Democrats at the Arizona Legislature are attempting Wednesday to repeal the state’s near-total ban on abortions, again spotlighting an issue that has put Republicans on […]
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Puerto Rico’s Democratic presidential primary
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Puerto Rico will hold a Democratic presidential primary on Sunday, which will be the only opportunity most registered voters on the island will have to […]
Smoke seen coming from an ANA flight carrying about 200 people as it lands safely in Japan, public broadcaster NHK says
Smoke seen coming from an ANA flight carrying about 200 people as it lands safely in Japan, public broadcaster NHK says Source link
Biden administration is announcing plans for up to 12 lease sales for offshore wind energy
FILE – Turbines operate at the Block Island Wind Farm, Dec. 7, 2023, off the coast of Block Island, R.I. The Biden administration is preparing to announce plans for a […]
The long battle for more US aid for Ukraine is ending but damage to Kyiv will be hard to reverse
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s long, painful battle with Republicans in Congress to secure urgently needed assistance for Ukraine will end Wednesday when he signs into law a $95 billion […]
Blinken begins key China visit as tensions rise over new US foreign aid bill
SHANGHAI — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun a critical trip to China armed with a strengthened diplomatic hand following Senate approval of a foreign aid package that […]
China blasts US military aid to Taiwan, saying the island is entering a ‘dangerous situation’
BEIJING — China on Wednesday blasted the latest package of U.S. military assistance to Taiwan on Wednesday, saying that such funding was pushing the self-governing island republic into a “dangerous […]