Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — When Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigned in North Carolina, both candidates courted a state-recognized tribe there whose 55,000 members could have helped tip the swing state. Trump in September promised that he would sign legislation to grant federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe, a distinction that would unlock
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy intend to lean on two recent Supreme Court rulings that they argue will make it easier to tear up a multitude of federal regulations. The duo, who President-elect Donald Trump named to lead the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, point
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares opened higher in Europe on Thursday after a mixed session in Asia following a Big Tech-led retreat on Wall Street. Germany’s DAX advanced 0.7% to 19,394.41 while the CAC 40 in Paris gained 0.6% to 7,185.13. Britain’s FTSE 100 rose 0.2% to 8,290.37. The futures for the S&P
Continue ReadingBy Lex Harvey and Amanda Jackson, CNN (CNN) — A stowaway evaded multiple airport security checkpoints and flew aboard a Delta Airlines flight from New York to Paris Tuesday evening, authorities said – a shocking breach that raised serious alarm over airport security. The individual, who did not have a boarding pass, completed security screening
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Seoul residents awoke to a gleaming world of white this week, as record snowfall caused both disruption and delight across the South Korean capital. The city recorded 16.1 centimeters (6.3 inches) of snow on Wednesday – the heaviest daily snowfall in November since
Continue ReadingAssociated Press EL ALTO, Bolivia (AP) — Fuel is rapidly becoming one of Bolivia’s scarcest commodities. Long lines of vehicles snake for several kilometers outside gas stations all over Bolivia, once South America’s second-largest producer of natural gas. Some of the queues don’t budge for days. While frustration builds, drivers like Victor García now eat,
Continue ReadingFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump dined on Wednesday with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. The visit brought together the Facebook founder and the former president who was once banned from that social network. Stephen Miller, who has been appointed deputy chief of staff for Trump’s second term,
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Autumn is in Fifth Grade at Ponderosa Elementary School and enjoys the weather. What she likes most about the weather are the various clouds seen in the sky. She takes time to figure out what type they are, cumulus, cirrus, or even cumulonimbus clouds. Autumn likes to provide her family with a daily forecast therefore
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Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting across the US.
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The Conversation breaks down different ways to make sure your memories outlast your phone.
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Thatch outlines how small businesses can give employees a healthcare stipend to use to pay for health insurance, medical bills, and more.
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Reasons to be Cheerful observes how going phone-free in schools can help kids thrive, especially when they’re offered fun alternatives to screen time.
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The 19th examines developments in school book bans across the U.S.
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Next City spotlights a Harlem playground co-designed by public housing residents that is focused on open-ended and neurodiverse-friendly play.
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Spokeo breaks down the viral-again and fraudulent practice of check-kiting.
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Hers presents new research showing that most women were shocked by the amount of hair they lost during or after pregnancy, and provides strategies for treatment.
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Ballotpedia presents an overview of the effect of pivot counties in recent presidential elections.
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Using Deloitte and Wells Fargo and Small Business Majority surveys, accessiBe helps small business owners address holiday shoppers’ preferences.
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The Markup presents a guide to keeping someone’s plans private through every step of an abortion in any state, including Florida and South Dakota.
Continue ReadingCNN By Milly Chan, CNN (CNN) — To a din of cheering crowds, rhythmic chanting and taiko drums, hundreds of people haul massive wooden floats through the streets of Osaka — while running as fast as they can. This chaotic spectacle is one of the Japanese prefecture’s “danjiri matsuri,” or float festivals. Held over a
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