After sailing though House on bipartisan vote, Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal now goes to Senate
After sailing through the House on a bipartisan vote, the debt ceiling and budget cuts package now goes to the Senate.
LGBTQ+ people flock to Florida for Gay Days festival
Central Florida is about to become a hub of LGBTQ+ life.
California judge dismisses criminal charges against PG&E in 2020 fatal fire
A California judge has dismissed all charges against Pacific Gas & Electric for its role in a 2020 fatal wildfire that destroyed hundreds of homes and killed four people.
Trial opens for 3 charged with aiding Chinese campaign to pressure expats into returning home
An American sleuth and two Chinese men are facing jurors in the first trial to come out of U.S. claims that China’s government has tried to harass, intimidate and arm-twist dissidents and others abroad into returning home.
Born in a typhoon: Many, including newborns, remain without electricity as Guam recovers from storm
Reports are emerging from Guam about the damage left behind by Typhoon Mawar.
Portland mulls ban on daytime camping amid sharp rise in homelessness
Portland is considering whether to ban homeless camping during daytime hours in most public places.
The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season is now underway. Here’s what to know.
It’s time for residents along the southeastern U.S. coastline to get plans in place as the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season gets underway on Thursday.
US births in 2022 didn’t return to pre-pandemic levels
U.S. births were flat last year, as the nation continues to see fewer babies born than it did before the pandemic.
Census Bureau again delays release of most detailed data from 2020 census
The U.S. Census Bureau says it is delaying the release, and narrowing the scope, of some of the most detailed data from the 2020 census — until next year.
Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty — for now — to federal wire fraud and money laundering charges
Alex Murdaugh has been arraigned on federal money laundering and wire fraud charges for indictments saying he stole money from his clients.