GiveDirectly got $50 gift cards out to SNAP recipients during last month’s shutdown through a new approach to cash assistance. The nonprofit is used to providing thousands of dollars to natural …
The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 remains a mystery more than a decade later. But Malaysia says the seabed search resumed on Dec. 31. The Boeing 777 disappeared in 2014 with 239 …
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Some Iowans are ringing in 2026 with a special election on the final Tuesday of the year, casting ballots for state senator in a race that offers Republicans an opportunity to reclaim two-thirds …
The Trump administration has announced that it is freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years. Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Jim O’Neill …
If someone is always late, is it time blindness, or are they just rude? Time blindness is the inability to determine how long a task will take or conceptualize how much time has passed. It’s a …
California has announced plans to delay the revocation of 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses until March, but Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the state could lose $160 million if it does …
A Georgia judge has tossed racketeering charges against dozens of defendants accused of a yearslong conspiracy to halt the construction of a police and firefighter training facility. Critics call it …
Former Colorado congressman and Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell has died. Campbell died of natural causes surrounded by his family, his daughter, Shanan Campbell, confirmed to The Associated Press. A …
Former Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl has announced his withdrawal from public life, citing a dementia diagnosis. Kyl said in a statement Tuesday that despite his diagnosis, he remains a “very …
A newly unsealed order in the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia reveals that high level Justice Department officials pushed for his indictment only after he was mistakenly deported and then …
Nearly a year after a New Year's Day truck attack on Bourbon Street left 14 dead, New Orleans officials are still seeking permanent security solutions. Ahead of the anniversary of the rampage, …
Ben Nighthorse Campbell, a former Colorado congressman known for his advocacy of tribal issues, has died at 92.
Forecasters are warning of even more frigid weather in the Midwest after a winter storm pummeled parts of that region as well as the Great Lakes and the Northeast this week. Extreme cold with …
US government says ICE doesn't plan to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia again as long as judge's order banning it stands.
Lee Enterprises has announced a compromise with the billionaire investor who tried to take over the nation's third-largest newspaper chain this year. The deal is intended to help stabilize the …
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the deportation of South Sudanese immigrants in the U.S. The decision Tuesday comes as the Massachusetts court reviews whether President Trump's attempt to end …
More artists have canceled performances at the Kennedy Center after President Donald Trump's name was added to the facility. Jazz supergroup The Cookers announced their withdrawal from a New Year's …
Shares are mostly lower in Asia and U.S. futures are flat after stocks slipped on Wall Street. Crude oil prices were little changed and gold and silver resumed climbing. On Monday, the S&P 500 fell …
California has ample water stored in its reservoirs but is seeing more rain than snow so far this year. State water officials said Tuesday it's too soon to know how water supplies will fare in the …