FACT FOCUS: Videos of empty store aisles are unrelated to Florida’s immigration bill
A sweeping immigration bill recently signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is sparking fears of deserted workplaces – and barren grocery shelves
2023-05-18 08:45
Senate GOP Covid origins probe finds circumstantial evidence but no 'smoking gun' to support lab leak theory
A Republican-led investigation into the origins of Covid-19 has unearthed additional, though circumstantial, evidence supporting the theory that the virus likely escaped from a lab in Wuhan, China, but it did not find any "smoking gun" evidence to prove the theory, according to a new report released on Wednesday.
2023-05-18 08:28
Factbox-Why does the US want to ban TikTok? The allegations against it
WASHINGTON Montana Governor Greg Gianforte on Wednesday signed legislation to ban Chinese-owned TikTok from operating in the state
2023-05-18 08:28
Americans urged to cancel surgeries in Mexico border city after meningitis cases, 1 death
State and federal health officials are warning U.S. residents to cancel planned surgeries in a Mexico border city after five people from Texas developed suspected cases of fungal meningitis
2023-05-18 08:24
Yemi Mobolade will become Colorado Springs' first elected Black mayor
Political newcomer Yemi Mobolade will become Colorado Springs' first elected Black mayor defeating Republican Wayne Williams in Tuesday's runoff election.
2023-05-18 08:16
Breaking ice jams, rapid snowmelt flood homes, businesses and roads across Alaska
Flooding across Alaska has inundated scores of homes, with several of them knocked from their foundations by large ice chunks, and shut one of the state’s few east-west highways down to one lane
2023-05-18 07:59
Coyotes face more instability with voters' rejection of proposed arena
The Arizona Coyotes were confident more than two decades of instability were coming to a close
2023-05-18 07:49
Jacksonville elects first female mayor, giving Florida Democrats a rare win in GOP-dominated state
Democrat Donna Deegan’s decisive win over a Republican in the Jacksonville mayor’s race will make her the first woman to hold the job in the Florida city’s history, sparking a flicker of hope for a besieged Democratic Party that has few levers of power in a state dominated in recent years by the GOP
2023-05-18 07:26
Loving Lefty; Support for Phil Mickelson remains strong at PGA Championship after LIV split
Phil Mickelson's decision to defect from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf hardly seems to have dampened his support at the PGA Championship
2023-05-18 07:22
Montana governor bans TikTok. But can the state enforce the law?
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte on Wednesday signed into law a first-of-its kind bill that makes it illegal for TikTok to operate in the state
2023-05-18 07:21
Montana becomes 1st state to enact ban on TikTok; law likely to be challenged
Montana has become the first state to enact a complete ban on TikTok
2023-05-18 06:58
Oregon has more cash than expected, but GOP walkout threatens budget progress
Oregon's income tax receipts are forecast to be significantly higher than expected, giving state lawmakers more room to negotiate over spending priorities
2023-05-18 06:55