California’s unemployment rate is the highest in the nation. Slower job growth is to blame
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s unemployment rate is now the highest in the country. The state’s…
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Using public funds or facilities for gender-affirming care banned by GOP-led Idaho Legislature
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The GOP-led Idaho Legislature has passed a bill that would ban the use of any public funds for gender-affirming care, including…
Continue ReadingHundreds of thousands of financial aid applications need to be fixed after latest calculation error
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Education Department said it has discovered a calculation error in hundreds of…
Continue ReadingAs gangs rampage through Haiti’s capital, more than 33,000 people have fled in 13 days, report finds
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — U.N. officials say more than 33,000 people have fled Haiti’s capital in a span of nearly two weeks as gangs continue…
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Bureau of Reclamation transfers partial title for Ochoco Reservoir water infrastructure to Ochoco Irrigation District
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Congressman Cliff Bentz (OR-02) released a statement Friday regarding the partial title transfer by the Bureau of Reclamation…
Continue ReadingJuries find 2 men guilty of killing a 7-year-old boy in 2015 street shooting
CHICAGO (AP) — A pair of juries has found two men guilty of killing a Chicago boy almost nine years ago. The Sun-Times reports jurors on Thursday…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor, celebrities and activists launch campaign to protect law limiting oil wells
By SOPHIE AUSTIN and DAMIAN DOVARGANES Associated Press/Report for America LOS ANGELES, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Arnold…
Continue Reading2 suspected squatters taken into custody after woman’s body found in duffel bag in NYC apartment
By Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — Two suspected squatters have been taken into custody in connection with the death of a woman whose body…
Continue ReadingTexas medical panel won’t provide list of exceptions to abortion ban
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A Texas medical panel has rebuffed calls to list specific exceptions to one of the most restrictive…
Continue ReadingKate, the reliable face of a modern monarchy, now faces a personal battle in the public eye
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — One of the most famous, photographed and talked-about women in the world is fighting a very personal…
Continue ReadingWhat we know and don’t know about Kate’s cancer diagnosis
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Kate, the Princess of Wales, has disclosed that she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy — though in a…
Continue ReadingAfter vetoing three prior UN resolutions on Gaza, US sees its own ceasefire proposal rejected
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — A United Nations Security Council resolution proposed by the United States calling for a ceasefire tied to the…
Continue ReadingFormer Georgia insurance commissioner John Oxendine pleads guilty to health care fraud
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A former Georgia insurance commissioner is pleading guilty to conspiring to commit health care fraud.…
Continue ReadingHeavy-smoking West Virginia becomes the 12th state to ban lighting up in cars with kids present
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia has become the 12th state to ban smoking in vehicles with children present.…
Continue ReadingDrought pinched Louisiana’s crawfish harvest, but mudbug fans are weathering the shortage
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana crawfish are in demand despite a shortage of the mudbugs driven by last summer’s…
Continue ReadingDeaths of dog walker, 83, and resident of a remote cabin possibly tied to escaped Idaho inmate
By GENE JOHNSON and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press Authorities said Friday they believe the deaths of an 83-year-old man who was walking his dogs and…
Continue ReadingMissouri GOP sues to remove candidate with ties to KKK from Republican ballot
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri GOP is suing to remove a gubernatorial candidate with ties to the Ku Klux…
Continue ReadingStellantis recalls nearly 318,000 cars to replace side air bags that can explode and hurl shrapnel
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis is recalling nearly 318,000 Dodge and Chrysler sedans worldwide because the side air bag inflators can…
Continue ReadingDemocratic state senator files paperwork for North Dakota gubernatorial bid
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Democratic state senator in North Dakota has filed paperwork for a campaign to run for…
Continue ReadingThe Princess of Wales’ cancer diagnosis: What we know
By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, revealed she has been diagnosed with cancer and is in the “early…
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