HOUSTON — As the Houston area works to clean up and restore power to thousands after deadly storms, it will do so Saturday under a smog warning and as all […]
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell working from home after positive COVID-19 test
FILE – Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Powell has tested positive for Covid-19 late […]
Potential signature fraud in Michigan threatens to disrupt congressional races
LANSING, Mich. — Fraudulent signatures could upend Michigan’s congressional races this year as each declared GOP U.S. Senate candidate faces new calls to investigate their attempts to get on the […]
What would Lisa Simpson do? NYU student protesters asked to ponder ethical issues
NEW YORK — Would Lisa Simpson set up a tent at New York University to protest the war in Gaza? How would Principal Skinner respond if she did? Hard to […]
Employees at Alabama Mercedes plants vote 56% against union, slowing United Auto Workers’ organizing drive in the South
Employees at Alabama Mercedes plants vote 56% against union, slowing United Auto Workers’ organizing drive in the South Source link
Fall trial set for pharmacist in 11 Michigan meningitis deaths after plea deal talks fizzle
HOWELL, Mich. — A judge set a fall trial Friday for a pharmacist charged with second-degree murder in the deaths of 11 Michigan residents who died in a 2012 meningitis […]
New endangered listing for rare lizard could slow oil and gas drilling in New Mexico and West Texas
Federal wildlife officials declared a rare lizard in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas an endangered species Friday, citing future energy development, sand mining and climate change as the biggest […]
Ex-Honolulu prosecutor and five others found not guilty in bribery case
HONOLULU — A jury found Honolulu’s former top prosecutor not guilty Friday in a bribery case that alleged employees of an engineering and architectural firm bribed him with campaign donations […]
Montana’s attorney general said he recruited token primary opponent to increase campaign fundraising
HELENA, Mont. — Montana’s attorney general told supporters he skirted the state’s campaign finance laws by inviting another Republican to run against him as a token candidate in next month’s […]
Washington state trooper fatally shoots a man during a freeway altercation, police say
EVERETT, Wash. — A Washington state trooper fatally shot a man with a hammer who had attacked state Department of Transportation workers along Interstate 5 north of Seattle, law enforcement […]