JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri voters on Wednesday got a step closer to getting to decide whether to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, after a group […]
Trump will speak at the Libertarian National Convention as he woos independent voters
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump will speak at the Libertarian National Convention in Washington, D.C. later this month as he tries to woo voters beyond the Republican base […]
South Carolina Senate takes up ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s Senate is debating a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors with just days left in a 2024 session where they have largely avoided social […]
New Russia sanctions target weapons development, assisting countries
WASHINGTON — The United States on Wednesday imposed new sanctions on hundreds of companies and people tied to Russia’s weapons development program, more than a dozen Chinese entities accused of […]
Charges revealed against former Trump chief of staff in Arizona fake elector case
Mark Meadows, former president Donald Trump’s chief of staff, faces the same conspiracy, fraud and forgery charges as the other named defendants in Arizona’s fake electors case, the state attorney […]
House to vote on expanded definition of antisemitism amid growing campus protests
WASHINGTON — The House is voting Wednesday on legislation that would establish a broader definition of antisemitism for the Department of Education to enforce anti-discrimination laws, the latest response from […]
Union Pacific undermined regulators’ efforts to assess safety, US agency says
OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific managers undermined the U.S. government’s efforts to assess safety at the railroad in the wake of several high profile derailments across the industry by coaching […]
Wisconsin school district says active shooter ‘neutralized’ outside middle school, lockdown ordered
MOUNT HOREB, Wis. — A Wisconsin school district said an active shooter was “neutralized” outside a middle school in Mount Horeb on Wednesday, and no one inside the building was […]
Biden to travel to North Carolina to meet with families of officers killed in deadly shooting
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — President Joe Biden is expected to travel to North Carolina on Thursday to meet with the family members of four officers killed earlier this week in the […]
Rollout of transgender bathroom law sows confusion among Utah public school families
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah public schools have been rushing to prepare students and teachers as the state starts cracking down Wednesday on any school found not enforcing new bathroom […]