(Headline USA) A federal judge on Friday dismissed Donald Trump’s lawsuit against a political pandering and partisan New York Attorney General Letitia James, rejecting the former president’s claim that she targeted him out of political animus and allowing her civil investigation into his business practices to continue.
In a 43-page ruling,...
(Richie Malouf, The Center Square) As the school year draws to an end, American universities around the country are reinstating mask mandates.
The University of California Los Angeles sent out an email to its students on May 26, stating that its mask mandate "will go back into effect beginning Friday,...
(Casey Harper, The Center Square) As energy and gas prices continue to rise, industry insiders are warning that blackouts and “energy emergencies” may be in store for millions of Americans this summer.
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation released a report this week evaluating the possibility of blackouts, saying that...
(Tom Gantert, The Center Square) A national website that provides commentary on legal and law issues posted a list of 245 schools where shootings occurred in response to the Robb Elementary murders in Texas where 21 people were killed.
However, the list of 245 schools published by Above The Law...
(Brett Davis, The Center Square) Scientists will set about 1,000 traps this year in northern Washington state as part of an effort to wipe out the Asian giant hornet, preventing the menacing insect---colloquially known as the "murder hornet"---from establishing a foothold in the state and beyond.
Asian giant hornets are...
(Robert Davis, The Center Square) Colorado's Democrat Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order on Thursday that seeks to address the infant formula shortage in the state.
The order declares a disaster emergency and makes emergency funds available to purchase and distribute human donor milk for free to families in...
(Headline USA) The National Rifle Association begins its annual convention in Houston on Friday, and leaders of the powerful gun-rights lobbying group were planning to mourn and commemorate the deadly shooting earlier this week of 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
However, they remained...
(Headline USA) South Carolina jurist Michelle Childs---recently under consideration for a slot on the U.S. Supreme Court---is one step closer to confirmation for the federal court typically seen as a proving ground for the nation's highest bench.
On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 17--5 to approve Childs' nomination to...
(Headline USA) Voters in an affluent suburban Atlanta county rejected ballot measures that would have turned three mostly white areas into their own cities.
The three cities would have wrested key decision-making power from Cobb County, where the election of three black women in 2020 gave Democrats control of the...
(Headline USA) The White House on Thursday announced more steps to make the antiviral treatment Paxlovid more accessible across the U.S. as it projects COVID-19 infections will continue to spread over the summer travel season.
The nation’s first federally backed test-to-treat site is opening Thursday in Rhode Island, providing patients...
(Headline USA) China wants 10 small Pacific nations to endorse a sweeping agreement covering everything from security to fisheries in what one leader warns is a “game-changing” bid by Beijing to wrest control of the region.
A draft of the agreement obtained by the Associated Press shows that China wants...
(Headline USA) Eight of the 10 largest cities in the U.S. lost population during the first year of the pandemic, with New York, Los Angeles and Chicago leading the way, leftist enclaves where misguided policies have led to record crime, homelessness and drug abuse.
Between July 2020 and July 2021,...