CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. — An iconic tourist attraction in an area of western North Carolina among the hardest hit by Hurricane Helene reopened to the public on Friday, nine months […]
Meet the Senate parliamentarian, the official tying Republicans in knots over their tax bill
WASHINGTON — A few Republicans reacted with indignation Thursday after the Senate parliamentarian advised that some of the measures in their tax and immigration bill could not be included in […]
Idaho judge rejects Bryan Kohberger’s request to delay murder trial in college student stabbings
BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho judge says he won’t postpone the quadruple murder trial of a man accused in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students. Fourth District […]
Key inflation gauge rose last month while Americans cut back on spending
WASHINGTON — A key inflation gauge moved higher in May in the latest sign that prices remain stubbornly elevated while Americans cut back on their spending. Prices rose 2.3% in […]
Federal judge weighs whether Alabama’s anti-DEI law threatens First Amendment
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Professors and students at the University of Alabama testified on Thursday that a new an anti-diversity, equity and inclusion law has jeopardized funding and changed curriculum, as […]
Rural schools feel the pinch from Trump administration’s cuts to mental health grants
WASHINGTON — In parts of rural upstate New York, schools have more than 1,100 students for every mental health provider. In a far-flung region with little public transportation, those few […]
UN peacekeeping chief warns that conflict in Sudan is spilling into Central African Republic
UNITED NATIONS — The conflict in Sudan is spilling across its southwestern border into Central African Republic, a country already battered by its own conflict with rebels, the United Nations […]
Pardon applications are being carefully crafted with one man in mind: Donald Trump
ASHLAND, Ky. — Pounding away on a prison typewriter, Chad Scott seemed worlds apart from President Donald Trump. But when the disgraced narcotics agent wrote the White House seeking clemency […]
Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman to lie in state as suspect faces court date
MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman will lie in state in the Minnesota Capitol rotunda on Friday while the man charged with killing her and her husband, and […]
Windows’ infamous ‘blue screen of death’ will soon turn black
Nearly every Windows user has had a run-in with the infamous “Blue Screen of Death” at some point in their computing life. Now, after more than 40 years of being […]