Breaking ice jams, rapid snowmelt flood homes, businesses and roads across Alaska
Flooding across Alaska has inundated scores of homes, with several of them knocked from their foundations by large ice chunks, and shut one of the state’s few east-west highways down to one lane
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Jacksonville elects first female mayor, giving Florida Democrats a rare win in GOP-dominated state
Democrat Donna Deegan’s decisive win over a Republican in the Jacksonville mayor’s race will make her the first woman to hold the job in the Florida city’s history, sparking a flicker of hope for a besieged Democratic Party that has few levers of power in a state dominated in recent years by the GOP
1970-01-01 08:00
Loving Lefty; Support for Phil Mickelson remains strong at PGA Championship after LIV split
Phil Mickelson's decision to defect from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf hardly seems to have dampened his support at the PGA Championship
1970-01-01 08:00
Montana governor bans TikTok. But can the state enforce the law?
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte on Wednesday signed into law a first-of-its kind bill that makes it illegal for TikTok to operate in the state
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Biden administration proposes new rule to prevent students from incurring crippling debt at for-profit colleges
The Biden administration proposed a new rule Wednesday meant to prevent students from taking on an unaffordable amount of student loan debt to attend for-profit colleges and certificate programs at nonprofit colleges.
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Oregon has more cash than expected, but GOP walkout threatens budget progress
Oregon's income tax receipts are forecast to be significantly higher than expected, giving state lawmakers more room to negotiate over spending priorities
1970-01-01 08:00
Takeaways from the 5th Circuit arguments over abortion drug access
The roughly two hours of oral arguments that an extremely conservative appeals court heard Wednesday in a blockbuster abortion pill case suggested that the judges were not buying the Biden administration's arguments for why courts should not second guess how the government has regulated a medication abortion drug.
1970-01-01 08:00
Montana becomes 1st state to enact ban on TikTok; law likely to be challenged
Montana has become the first state to enact a complete ban on TikTok
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Accused Pentagon leaker was warned repeatedly about his mishandling of classified documents, prosecutors say
The Air National Guardsman who is accused of posting a trove of classified documents to social media was repeatedly warned by his superiors in the Air Force over his mishandling of classified documents, prosecutors say.
1970-01-01 08:00
Senate passes resolution to overturn Biden administration rule that does not penalize immigrants for receiving government benefits
The Senate passed a resolution Wednesday to stop a Biden administration immigration rule that eliminates potential hurdles for immigrants using some public benefits and trying to obtain legal status, known as "public charge."
1970-01-01 08:00
New rule targets college programs that leave grads with low income, high debt
College programs that leave graduates underpaid or buried in loans would be cut off from federal money under a proposal issued by the Biden administration on Wednesday
1970-01-01 08:00
Biden administration looking at arranging high-profile visits to China by senior officials
The Biden administration is looking at arranging a series of possible visits to Beijing by top administration officials in the coming months as part of an effort to reengage with China on substantive issues after the Chinese spy balloon incident prompted Secretary of State Antony Blinken to postpone a planned trip to Beijing, multiple US officials told CNN.
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