Debt limit negotiators under pressure to reach deal as risk of default grows
There are signs that negotiations over raising the nation's debt limit are gaining momentum, but major differences remain and it's unclear how quickly an agreement could come together. Time is running short as the risk of a first-ever default grows.
2023-05-26 17:15
Indiana medical board reprimands doctor who publicly discussed providing abortion services to 10-year-old Ohio rape victim
An Indianapolis doctor who publicly revealed she provided abortion services to a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim last year has been reprimanded and fined by Indiana's medical licensing board after it determined the disclosure violated federal and state patient privacy laws.
2023-05-26 15:22
What to watch this weekend: ‘Succession’ finale, John Wick, Matchbox Twenty, 'American Born Chinese'
Sure, lots of folks are eagerly anticipating this Sunday’s “Succession” finale
2023-05-26 12:59
Why any debt deal could be just the beginning of the treacherous road to avoiding default
Just six days remain before America could run out of money to pay its bills in a calamity that could trigger a recession and global economic turmoil. Deep divisions remain between the White House and House Republicans over a potential deal under which Congress would vote to raise the government's borrowing limit in exchange for capping spending.
2023-05-26 12:19
New Jersey police officer who authorities say shot and killed a 911 caller is charged with manslaughter
A grand jury has indicted a New Jersey police officer on a manslaughter charge more than a year after authorities say he fatally shot a homeowner who called 911 to report two burglars, the state attorney general's office said.
2023-05-26 12:18
At least 10 South Carolina students hospitalized after a school bus crashed into tanker truck, officials say
Multiple students were hospitalized Thursday afternoon after a school bus collided with a tanker truck in Lexington County, South Carolina, officials said.
2023-05-26 09:47
Doug Mastriano says he's not running for US Senate in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, a fervent election denier who lost last year's gubernatorial race, said he's not running for US Senate on Thursday night, a relief for some Republicans who had feared the controversial conservative would complicate their hopes of flipping a Democratic-held seat.
2023-05-26 08:46
Democrats have warning for White House that their support for debt deal is not guaranteed
Rep. Susan Wild, one of the country's most politically vulnerable Democrats, made her displeasure known over the White House's handling of talks to raise the debt ceiling with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
2023-05-26 08:24
DeSantis is going after Trump by promising Republicans he'll be a more effective wielder of executive power
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, now officially a candidate for president, is no longer tiptoeing around former President Donald Trump -- nor is he being shy about his plans to flex the powers of the presidency like never before if he wins the White House.
2023-05-26 07:29
Inside the Treasury Department team monitoring early economic warning signs as default threat looms
Nearly five months before the US was projected to hit the debt ceiling, a small team inside the Treasury Department began alerting top officials to early effects already being felt in the US financial system.
2023-05-26 06:47
Biden officially vetoes bill that would repeal DC justice reform measure
President Joe Biden on Thursday vetoed a Republican-led measure that would overturn police reforms enacted in Washington, DC, writing the legislation "would overturn commonsense police reforms," such as chokehold bans, standards for use of force, rules around the use of body cameras and officer training programs.
2023-05-26 06:23
'Peril to our democracy': Chilling lines from the judge who sentenced the Oath Keepers' leader
Judge Amit Mehta on Thursday handed down an 18-year prison sentence for the leader of the Oath Keepers, Stewart Rhodes, for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election that ended with the violent attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
2023-05-26 05:26