Vermont’s flood-wracked capital city ponders a rebuild with one eye on climate change
A beloved bookstore in Vermont’s small capital city moved across the street to a new spot farther from the Winooski River after an ice jam sent river water into the store in 1992
2023-08-05 13:25
Texas judge halts state abortion bans in cases of 'emergent medical conditions' threatening pregnant patients
A Texas judge issued an order late Friday temporarily barring the state from enforcing its ban on abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy in cases where a patient's life or health could be endangered by an "emergent medical condition."
2023-08-05 12:54
Cost of federal census recounts push growing towns to do it themselves
Only a single municipality, the Village of Pingree Grove in Illinois, has signed a contract so far with the U.S. Census Bureau to have the agency conduct a repeat head count following the 2020 census
2023-08-05 12:53
AP Psychology can be taught in Florida in its 'entirety,' state official says, amid fight over gender and sexual orientation teachings
The head of Florida's education department on Friday told school officials that Advanced Placement Psychology courses may be taught in their "entirety" after dizzying concerns over new state laws barring material on sexual orientation and gender identity.
2023-08-05 12:53
DeSantis: Trump's 2020 election fraud theories were 'unsubstantiated'
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that the "theories" put out by former President Donald Trump and his associates following the 2020 election were "unsubstantiated" and "did not prove to be true."
2023-08-05 12:53
Special counsel cites Truth Social post in arguing for quick court order on evidence sharing as Trump rails against 2020 election charges
Special counsel Jack Smith asked a judge to quickly set limits on what Donald Trump's team can do with the evidence that will be shared with them in the election subversion case against the former president.
2023-08-05 12:50
Artificial intelligence is gaining state lawmakers' attention, and they have a lot of questions
State legislatures across the country are rushing to get a handle on fast-evolving artificial intelligence
2023-08-05 12:45
Russia's war with Ukraine has generated its own fog, and mis- and disinformation are everywhere
On the battlefields of Ukraine, the fog of war plagues soldiers
2023-08-05 12:28
Judge grants conditional freedom for son of Colombian president
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) -A judge late on Friday granted Nicolas Petro, the eldest son of Colombian President
2023-08-05 12:24
Justice Department faces biggest test in its history with election conspiracy case against Trump
The Justice Department is facing the biggest test in its history in the prosecution of former President Donald Trump
2023-08-05 12:20
Red panda twin babies born at UK zoo boost species' endangered population
The endangered red panda population recently received a boost in the form of adorable twin babies.
2023-08-05 12:15
Ukrainian drone strikes are bringing the war home to Russia. What does it mean for the conflict?
Ukrainian drone strikes taking place inside Russia once seemed an unthinkable prospect. But such attacks have become an increasingly common feature of Moscow's war -- with an emboldened Kyiv warning that more will come.
2023-08-05 12:15