Biden to convene his Cabinet early next week to discuss continuity of government
President Joe Biden is expected to convene his Cabinet early next week to discuss continuity of government after a potential shutdown begins Sunday, four administration officials familiar with the plans told CNN.
2023-09-30 09:21
Mississippi sees spike in child care enrollment after abortion ban and child support policy change
Mississippi's human services director says the state has seen a consistent increase in the number of families accepting public assistance for child care since lawmakers banned abortion in almost all circumstances
2023-09-30 08:49
US judge refuses to block Medicare from negotiating drug prices
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -The U.S. government's Medicare health insurance program can begin negotiating prices for some prescription drugs this
2023-09-30 08:26
Two former Chicago police officers acquitted of shooting unarmed man
Two former Chicago police officers were acquitted Thursday of felony charges after opening fire and injuring an unarmed man in 2022.
2023-09-30 08:19
Endangered red wolf can make it in the wild, but not without `significant' help, study says
A long-awaited viability study says the endangered red wolf can survive in the wild, but it's going to take “substantial management efforts beyond many of those currently implemented.”
2023-09-30 07:22
Parent of high school marching band student who was injured in fatal New York bus crash files lawsuit against bus company and driver
A parent whose daughter was one of several high school marching band students injured in a fatal bus crash in upstate New York last week has filed a lawsuit against the bus company and the driver, court records show.
2023-09-30 07:18
Sea lion escapes enclosure at Central Park Zoo due to New York flooding
A female sea lion briefly escaped from her enclosure in New York's Central Park Zoo Friday when heavy rain caused her pool to flood.
2023-09-30 07:17
Dad who won appeal in college admissions bribery case gets 6 months home confinement for tax offense
A former Staples Inc. executive whose fraud and bribery convictions in the sprawling college admissions cheating scandal were thrown out by an appeals court has been sentenced to six months of home detention for a tax offense
2023-09-30 06:58
Hopes begin to fade for Republicans looking to stop Trump
Republicans opposed to Donald Trump are having to come to terms with an uncomfortable truth: Time is running out to deny him the party's presidential nomination and thus far almost nothing has worked.
2023-09-30 06:58
South Carolina inmates want executions paused while new lethal injection method is studied
Lawyers for six death row inmates out of appeals in South Carolina are asking the state Supreme Court to not immediately restart executions after the state announced it has a drug to restart lethal injections
2023-09-30 06:47
Gaetz war against McCarthy could leave Dems playing kingmaker
With the clock ticking down toward a government shutdown, Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz approached a Democratic lawmaker on the House floor this week with a surprising pitch.
2023-09-30 06:29
New York deluge triggers flash floods, brings chaos to subways
By Jonathan Allen and Brendan O'Brien NEW YORK (Reuters) -Torrential downpours after a week of mostly steady rainfall brought flash
2023-09-30 06:20