New Mexico imposes oil and gas moratorium on state land near schools
JR – June 1, 2023
One of the top oil producing states in the U.S. is imposing a moratorium on new drilling on state trust...
Read MoreBiden tells US Air Force Academy graduates their leadership needed in increasingly confusing world
JR – June 1, 2023
President Joe Biden has delivered a commencement address at the U_S_ Air Force Academy in Colorado, thanking graduates for choosing...
Read MoreFamilies sue to block Idaho law barring gender-affirming care for minors
JR – June 1, 2023
The families of two transgender teenagers are suing Idaho officials to block enforcement of a ban on gender-affirming medical care...
Read MoreResidents of collapsed Iowa building were allowed to stay as reports noted crumbling wall
JR – June 1, 2023
A structural engineer report issued just days before an Iowa apartment building partially collapsed indicated a wall of the century-old...
Read MoreUS companies, nudged by Black employees, have stepped up donations to HBCUs
JR – June 1, 2023
Historically Black colleges and universities, which had seen giving from foundations decline in recent decades, have seen an increase in...
Read MoreJudge agrees to seal court documents in Ralph Yarl shooting; suspect to be in court
JR – June 1, 2023
A Kansas City man accused of shooting a Black teenager who mistakenly came to his door is scheduled to be...
Read MoreRevised DACA program to be debated before Texas judge who previously ruled against it
JR – June 1, 2023
A revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the...
Read MoreLGBTQ+ Pride month kicks off with protests, parades, parties
JR – June 1, 2023
The start of June marks the beginning of Pride month around the United States and some parts of the world,...
Read MoreAfter sailing though House on bipartisan vote, Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal now goes to Senate
JR – June 1, 2023
After sailing through the House on a bipartisan vote, the debt ceiling and budget cuts package now goes to the...
Read MoreLGBTQ+ people flock to Florida for Gay Days festival
JR – June 1, 2023
Central Florida is about to become a hub of LGBTQ+ life.
Read MoreCalifornia judge dismisses criminal charges against PG&E in 2020 fatal fire
JR – May 31, 2023
A California judge has dismissed all charges against Pacific Gas & Electric for its role in a 2020 fatal wildfire...
Read MoreTrial opens for 3 charged with aiding Chinese campaign to pressure expats into returning home
JR – May 31, 2023
An American sleuth and two Chinese men are facing jurors in the first trial to come out of U.S. claims...
Read MoreBorn in a typhoon: Many, including newborns, remain without electricity as Guam recovers from storm
JR – May 31, 2023
Reports are emerging from Guam about the damage left behind by Typhoon Mawar.
Read MorePortland mulls ban on daytime camping amid sharp rise in homelessness
JR – May 31, 2023
Portland is considering whether to ban homeless camping during daytime hours in most public places.
Read MoreThe 2023 Atlantic hurricane season is now underway. Here’s what to know.
JR – May 31, 2023
It’s time for residents along the southeastern U.S. coastline to get plans in place as the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season...
Read MoreUS births in 2022 didn’t return to pre-pandemic levels
JR – May 31, 2023
U.S. births were flat last year, as the nation continues to see fewer babies born than it did before the...
Read MoreCensus Bureau again delays release of most detailed data from 2020 census
JR – May 31, 2023
The U.S. Census Bureau says it is delaying the release, and narrowing the scope, of some of the most detailed...
Read MoreAlex Murdaugh pleads not guilty — for now — to federal wire fraud and money laundering charges
JR – May 31, 2023
Alex Murdaugh has been arraigned on federal money laundering and wire fraud charges for indictments saying he stole money from...
Read MoreTexas governor appoints John Scott as interim attorney general after Paxton impeached
JR – May 31, 2023
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has named John Scott to temporarily serve as the state’s attorney general.
Read More‘Felt like a year’: Worshipper describes fear during gunman’s deadly attack on Pittsburgh synagogue
JR – May 31, 2023
Testimony has resumed in the trial of a suburban truck driver charged with carrying out the deadliest antisemitic attack in...
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