New Mexico’s highest court is considering whether a 19th-century federal law allows local governments to ban abortion despite some of the most permissive state laws in the country. The state Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on a challenge from the state, which asked the justices to invalidate local laws passed by four conservative counties...
President Biden and members of his administration met Wednesday at the White House with families of American hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. After the meeting, the families spoke to reporters, holding photos of their loved ones, and expressed confidence that the administration would work tirelessly to bring their family members home. “We met today...
Cats prey on hundreds of threatened, endangered species, with scientists categorizing felines as part of the most "problematic invasive species in the world," according to a new study. In an assessment of the diet of 533 free-ranging cats — both owned and unowned cats with access to the outdoors — researchers found a total of...
Members of Wisconsin’s Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus introduced two proposals Wednesday meant to solidify marriage equality by removing language that bans same-sex marriage from the state’s constitution and several statutes. Language defining legal marriage as “between one man and one woman” was added to Wisconsin’s Constitution in 2006 following the adoption of Referendum 1, a ballot...
As popstar Tyla has shot to international fame, her identity as a coloured South African has sparked a debate over racial identity and self-identification in Black spaces. Tyla Laura Seethal, a 21-year-old from Johannesburg, is of Indian, Zulu, Mauritian and Irish descent. But some South Africans were outraged when a user on X, formerly Twitter,...
A federal judge agreed Wednesday to pause proceedings in Donald Trump’s election interference case while the former president appeals a decision rejecting his efforts to toss the case. The decisions from Judge Tanya Chutkan “automatically stays any further proceedings that would move this case towards trial or impose additional burdens of litigation on Defendant.” Trump...
The Georgia prosecutor leading the case against former President Trump wrote off his attorneys’ attempts to delay the case against him due to the 2024 election as a “silly notion,” continuing her push for a trial next year. Trump’s attorneys have continuously attempted to delay the Georgia case, arguing that its size would ensure that...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) defended Hunter Biden on Wednesday as Republicans ripped the president's son for refusing to testify before House lawmakers behind closed doors. Biden visited the Capitol Wednesday to make a public statement, but did not go to his scheduled deposition with the House Oversight and Judiciary committees. Republicans have threatened to hold...
Before telling private companies how to do business, governors should get their own houses in order by working with their respective legislatures to end racial preferences and ensure equal treatment for all citizens.
Summer air temperatures in the Arctic were the highest ever recorded this year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) revealed in its annual report on the region. It was the sixth-warmest year ever in the Arctic overall, as climate change raised temperatures globally. Sea ice levels also declined at record rates, with a domino...
Middle-income Americans — retirement savers — would be severely harmed once again if the Department of Labor proposal is adopted.
Hillary Clinton says while she’s not one to dole out relationship advice, her and former President Clinton’s “ability to keep talking” is one of the reasons they’re still married. “We have carried on a conversation now for more than 50 years,” the former secretary of State said to her husband, who appeared as a guest...
The House Education and the Workforce Committee announced Wednesday it was launching an email address that could be used to report antisemitism on college campuses. The announcement says college students, faculty and other community members can email report.antisemitism@mail.house.gov to file reports of antisemitism on campus. “In the wake of the December 5 hearing with...
X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, was experiencing widespread issues on Wednesday, with hyperlinks not opening properly. Users who clicked on links to news articles and other websites Wednesday afternoon were redirected to an error page saying, "this page is down." Media such as photos and videos appeared to be functioning normally on the...
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday after a year of remarkable progress in its fight against inflation. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) — the panel of Fed officials responsible for monetary policy — kept its baseline interest rate at a range of 5.25 to 5.5 percent following its final meeting of the...
Currently, figuring out even an approximate price for medical services can be a puzzle. It doesn't have to be this way.
The first step in meaningful progress toward ending PFAS production is to identify which supply chains contain PFAS.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody (R) announced Wednesday her office has launched an investigation into the College Football Playoff selection committee's decision to leave undefeated Florida State University (FSU) out of the four-team playoffs. In a news release, Moody said that her office’s Antitrust Division will send a civil investigative demand (CID) to the committee...
Democrats urged President Biden to pursue trade policy that supports the European Union’s new regulations targeting the market power of tech giants, and to reject claims that the rules create barriers to trade, according to a letter sent Wednesday. The letter is based around support for the EU’s Digital Markets ACT (DMA), which adds...
Applications to refinance home loans jumped 19 percent last week as mortgage rates fell to their lowest level since July, according to new data released by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) on Wednesday. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell to 7.07 percent last week, after nearing 8 percent in late October. “Mortgage rates dropped...
The unprecedented agreement reached at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai this week is unlikely to prompt a dramatic upheaval in the U.S. energy landscape, but it could bolster efforts to shift the country toward energy sources that are less harmful to the planet. The text, released Wednesday, calls for a “transition away” from planet-warming fossil...
Apple will now require a court order or search warrant to give push notification data to law enforcement in a shift from the previous practice of accepting a subpoena to hand over data. In Apple's guidelines, which are made publicly available online, the company said the Apple ID, which is a user's Apple account, and...
For advocates of arms control and nuclear non-proliferation, these are times of great foreboding.
The Treasury Department has imposed an additional round of sanctions aimed at Hamas. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said the latest rounds of sanctions will target eight Hamas officials and facilitators who have “perpetuate Hamas’s violent agenda by representing the group’s interests abroad and managing its finances," according to a news release issued...
Presented by BP — Hunter Biden defied House Republicans' subpoena, arguing he is willing to testify publicly {beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Wednesday. The National Park Service brought its A-game today with the most eloquent poem that I would like to share. “Footloose, pet goose, picked a fight with a moose,” it begins. Just let those...
