A bill introduced to the Connecticut state legislature on Tuesday would allow children ages 12 and older to receive vaccines without a parent's approval. The bill, proposed by state Rep. Kevin Ryan (D), would amend Connecticut's general statute and allow a child 12 years or older to get a vaccine without the consent of their...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a group of firearms dealers’ emergency request to block various gun control measures recently passed in New York that they argued were unconstitutional and hurt their businesses. The brief order, which had no noted dissents, marks the justices’ second denial this month of a request to block portions of...
Former Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) called on Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) to resign from Congress in a New York Times op-ed, adding his voice to a growing chorus calling for the embattled first-term lawmaker to step down amid a series of investigations into his deceit and fundraising. King, who spent nearly three decades in Congress...
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov refused to wear a rainbow jersey during warm-ups for the team’s Pride Night for LGBTQ inclusion on Tuesday, citing his religious beliefs. “I respect everybody, and I respect everybody’s choices. My choice is to stay true to myself and my religion,” he said while taking questions in the Flyers’ locker...
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As lawmakers gear up for a fight over whether to raise the U.S. debt limit, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned that the country will reach its borrowing cap by Thursday. But while Yellen gave the warning to lawmakers that the technical borrowing cap of nearly $31.4 trillion will be reached this week, she also...
A lawsuit challenging the decades-old Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of mifepristone has no merit, and a Texas judge should reject a request for a court order revoking that approval, the Biden administration argued in a Tuesday filing. The FDA said granting the request from anti-abortion groups would be "unprecedented." "The public interest would...
Vice President Harris will deliver remarks in Florida on Sunday to mark the 50th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling, aiming to put the spotlight back on abortion rights following last summer’s ruling that struck down the precedent set by Roe. Harris will travel to Florida, where Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) last...
The demoralizing experience of making student loan payments month after month only to see the balance stay the same — or even grow — is common.
The retail chain Party City filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections on Monday in an attempt to reduce its massive debt. Party City Holdco Inc. (PCHI), the company that runs the chain, filed for bankruptcy to the Securities and Exchange Commission. It received $150 million in financing to support its continuing operations, according to the...
An international group of law enforcement agencies seized a Hong Kong-registered cryptocurrency website and arrested its founder for allegedly operating a haven for criminals to launder funds. Justice Department and Treasury Department officials on Wednesday alleged cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato processed more than $700 million in illicit funds by failing to implement an effective anti-money laundering...
Since Israel’s Nov. 1 election — the fifth in under four years — it has been hard to miss the online and on-air angst about Benjamin Netanyahu’s illiberal coalition partners, his controversial domestic agenda, and Israel’s relations with the United States. Yet, for all the discussion about LGBTQ+ rights, legal reform in Israel and the...
California, Texas and Arizona scored the highest on a new ranking of nationwide water efficiency policies, while Mississippi, Alaska and the Dakotas landed in the lowest spots, a new report has found. Water services in most U.S. states are woefully inefficient, even as the impacts of widespread drought undermine water affordability and reliability, a new...
The National Archives on Tuesday told House Republicans that it must first consult with the Department of Justice (DOJ) before sharing information related to the recent discovery of classified documents from President Biden’s time as vice president. The Archives has to determine whether sharing the details with lawmakers would compromise the DOJ’s criminal probe into the...
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the chair of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, is zeroing in on the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C., as part of the panel’s investigation into classified documents discovered in President Biden’s former office at the think tank. Comer is specifically interested in learning about who had access to the...
U.S. and Chinese officials vowed on Wednesday to improve communication between the two countries to try to avoid any potential conflicts in the future. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He met for the first time in Zurich, Switzerland, to discuss their economies and how to strengthen their relationship, two months after...
A Navy training plane crashed in southern Alabama on Tuesday, forcing the two pilots aboard to eject. The T-6B Texan II aircraft, which took off Tuesday morning from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field, Fla., crashed near Naval Outlying Landing Field Barin in Foley. The Navy instructor pilot and student aviator in the plane were...
A new rule from the U.S. Department of Labor is going to have a very big impact on small businesses very soon.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Tuesday proposed a permanent ban on mandates related to COVID-19 in the state, from mask requirements in schools to the use of vaccine passports. DeSantis’s proposal, dubbed “Prescribe Freedom,” asks the GOP-controlled state legislature to make permanent Florida's bans on COVID-19 mask and vaccine mandates in schools and the government,...
A 40-foot sperm whale that washed ashore on the Oregon coast Saturday died after it was hit by a ship, according to a necropsy that was completed Monday.
Solomon Peña, a former Republican candidate for state office in New Mexico, has been arrested after a string of recent shootings targeting the homes of elected Democratic officials in the state. Peña is suspected of orchestrating the attacks. The incidents in New Mexico came amid other politically motivated violence in the U.S. following the November...
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein (D) announced Wednesday that he is running for governor of the state in 2024, becoming the first major candidate to declare their candidacy for the governorship. Stein announced his bid to succeed the term-limited Gov. Roy Cooper (D) in a video posted on his Twitter account, saying that he...
The White House on Wednesday bashed House Republicans for placing some of their most controversial members on the House Oversight and Reform Committee, accusing the GOP of "handing the keys of oversight" to extremists. The administration responded to news that Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) would both serve on the Oversight...
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, the central bank announced Wednesday. The Fed leader is isolating at his home and plans to work remotely, in accordance with COVID-19 guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Powell is vaccinated and boosted, according to the release. No further...
Federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against the man accused of fatally shooting 23 people at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, in 2019. Authorities say Patrick Crusius drove across the state before opening fire with an assault-style rifle on Aug. 3, 2019, at the El Paso Walmart Supercenter, which is located near...
