White House wants more than $23 billion from Congress to respond to natural disasters
The White House is asking lawmakers for more than $23 billion in emergency funding to help the government respond to the natural disasters that have ripped through the U.S. this year
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Scholastic will drop policy that makes it easier for school fairs to exclude diverse books
Scholastic Inc. will end a widely criticized policy that made it easier for school book fairs not to sell works with racial, disability and LGBTQ+ themes
1970-01-01 08:00
Billions for life-saving AIDS program need to continue, George W. Bush Institute tells Congress
Billions of dollars for a global HIV/AIDS program that's saved millions of lives are in limbo and now the George W
1970-01-01 08:00
Hunter Biden prosecutor wasn't blocked from bringing California charges, US attorney tells Congress
A second U.S. Attorney says he has testified to Congress that the prosecutor overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation had full authority over filing charges, rebutting whistleblower claims that Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss didn’t have the final say
1970-01-01 08:00
Wisconsin Republicans float changes to win approval for funding Milwaukee Brewers stadium repairs
Wisconsin Republicans are floating changes to a proposal funding Milwaukee Brewers stadium repairs, including a new tax on non-Brewers events
1970-01-01 08:00
A teacher was shot by her 6-year-old student. Is workers' compensation enough?
A heated debate has emerged about the once-unimaginable shooting of a teacher by her 6-year-old student: How should the school district take care of the teacher
1970-01-01 08:00
Netanyahu says Israel is preparing ground invasion of Gaza
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel is preparing a ground invasion of Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a televised statement on
1970-01-01 08:00
NY Fed to tackle weather-related risks in upcoming research barrage
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK Early next month, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will take
1970-01-01 08:00
UAW appears to be moving toward a potential deal with Ford that could end strike
The United Auto Workers union appears to be edging closer to a tentative contract agreement with Ford that would be critical to ending the union’s 6-week-old strikes against the three major Detroit automakers, two people with knowledge of the talks said Wednesday
1970-01-01 08:00
Judge reinstates murder charge against Philadelphia police officer in fatal shooting of motorist
A judge has reinstated all charges, including a murder count, against a former police officer who shot and killed a driver through a rolled-up car window
1970-01-01 08:00
Russia passes law pulling ratification of nuclear test ban treaty
By Filipp Lebedev and Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) -Russia's parliament completed the passage of a law on Wednesday withdrawing ratification of
1970-01-01 08:00
Survey finds that US abortions rose slightly overall after new restrictions started in some states
A new survey finds that the total number of abortions provided in the U.S. after bans started going into effect in some states last year increased slightly
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