West Texans, Mennonites at center of measles outbreak choose medical freedom over vaccine mandates
As measles — a preventable disease the U.S. considered eliminated in 2000 — spreads through West Texas’ rural expanse, ...
Robert Clark, Mississippi's first Black lawmaker after Civil Rights era, dies at 96
LEXINGTON, Miss. (AP) — Robert G. Clark, who was elected in 1967 as Mississippi's first Black lawmaker of the 20th century ...
Pentagon nominee pushed to acknowledge Russian invasion of Ukraine in Senate hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s nominee for the top policy job at the Pentagon acknowledged during his ...
Trump vowed to leverage federal money to fight antisemitism. He's starting at Columbia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Columbia University has become the first target in President Donald Trump’scampaign to cut federal money to colleges accused of tolerating antisemitism amid the Israel-Hamas war.
Trudeau slams Trump's tariffs, says US is appeasing Putin while launching a trade war against Canada
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called American tariffs “very dumb” and said that U.S. President Donald ...
Judge rules Trump doesn't have the power to fire a civil service board member 'at will'
U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras ruled that Trump, a Republican, doesn't have the power to remove Harris from office “at ...
Tennessee sets execution dates for four inmates after nearly three-year pause
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Supreme Court set execution dates for four inmates, including Oscar Smith, who was ...
BlackRock pondrá bajo control estadounidense los puertos a ambos lados del Canal de Panamá
El conglomerado con sede en Hong Kong que opera puertos cercanos al Canal de Panamá acordó vender acciones de sus unidades ...
Justice Department is reviewing prosecution of Colorado clerk who supported Trump’s election lies
DENVER (AP) — The Department of Justice is backing a former county election clerk in Colorado who was convicted for her role ...
NASA's two stuck astronauts are finally closing in on their return to Earth after 9 months in space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s two stuck astronauts are just a few weeks away from finally returning to Earth after nine ...
As Washoe County’s high trial rate continues, tensions persist over DA’s policy changes
Thirty-five percent of the trials held in 2024 stemmed from charges filed before the policy went into effect at the end of 2022, according to the district attorney’s office. In 2023 — the ...
BlackRock strikes deal to bring ports on both sides of Panama Canal under American control
The Hong Kong-based conglomerate that operates ports near the Panama Canal has agreed to sell shares of its units that ...