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Updated 2 years ago
Texas, other GOP-led states sue over program to give immigrant spouses of US citizens legal status

Sixteen Republican-led states are suing to end a federal program that could potentially give nearly half a million immigrants without legal status who are marr…

Updated 2 years ago
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he's suspending his presidential bid and backing Donald Trump

Robert F. Kennedy said Friday he is suspending his independent presidential bid and is backing Donald Trump.

Updated 2 years ago
Powell at Jackson Hole: 'The time has come' for the Fed to soon begin reducing interest rates

“My confidence has grown," he said, “that inflation is on a sustainable path back to 2%.”

Updated 2 years ago
FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots should be available in days

Skipping the new shot is “a hazardous way to go,” because even if your last infection was mild, your next might be worse or leave you with long COVID symptoms,…

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
RFK Jr. to speak Friday amid speculation he'll drop independent presidential bid and support Trump

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will speak Friday “about the present historical moment and his path forward,” his campaign announced W…

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
August's supermoon is the first of four lunar spectacles

September’s supermoon will coincide with a partial lunar eclipse. October’s will be the year’s closest approach, and November’s will round out the year.

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
The collapse of an iconic arch in Utah has some wondering if other famous arches are also at risk

When the geological formation formally named “Double Arch” crumbled last Thursday at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, it served as a sad reminder to many …

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
UPDATE: Matthew Perry's assistant among 5 people, including 2 doctors, charged in 'Friends' star's death

Authorities plan a news conference in Los Angeles to announce details in the case later Thursday morning.

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Vance and Walz agree to a vice-presidential debate on Oct. 1 hosted by CBS News

Whether or not Walz and Vance would debate before the Nov. 5 general election had been in question.

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Wyoming reporter caught using artificial intelligence to create fake quotes and stories

Journalists have derailed their careers by making up quotes or facts in stories long before AI came about. But this latest scandal illustrates the potential pi…

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Annual US inflation falls to 3-year low, clearing the way for the Fed to begin cutting rates

“It’s a comforting report, both because it is going in the right direction and because it is not doing anything too dramatic,” Sinclair said. “It is exactly wh…

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Starbucks CEO replaced by Brian Niccol, a fixer who revived Chipotle when the chain was in distress

The Seattle coffee giant named Niccol as its new chairman and CEO, hoping he can revive fading sales and re-establish Starbucks as a destination where customer…

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
An ex-Kansas police chief who led a raid on a newspaper is charged with obstruction of justice

A former Kansas police chief who led a raid last year on a weekly newspaper has been charged with felony obstruction of justice and is accused of persuading a …

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
New Mars study suggests an ocean's worth of water may be hiding beneath the red dusty surface

The findings released Monday are based on seismic measurements from NASA’s Mars InSight lander.

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
After fire struck Maui's Upcountry, residents of one town looked to themselves to prep for next one

But what’s happened in Kula in the year since has been a lesson in community-led recovery.