Health officials urge caution for Gulf Coast beachgoers during surge of deadly bacterial infections
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Health officials in Louisiana are urging beachgoers to take precautions during a summertime surge in infections from a flesh-eating...
Boat capsizes in New York Harbor, woman and 5-month-old baby die
NEW YORK (AP) — A man faces reckless endangerment charges after a boat capsized in New York Harbor, killing a woman and infant, police...
Pentagon pushes defense companies to boost weapons production after concerns of depleted stocks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is pressing the U.S. defense industry to accelerate production of weapons to help replenish its diminished stockpile of munitions,...
Iran makes new strait demands
Iran issued dramatic new demands around the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships was...
Blanche confirmed as attorney general in an overnight Senate vote
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — After a lengthy battle over the status of President Donald Trump’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, Todd Blanche was confirmed...
US Senate leaves town for recess after passing stopgap spending bill, blocking photo ID...
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The U.S. Senate adjourned for its summer recess early Saturday after approving a stopgap spending bill but declining to advance...
US job market stalled in July as employers cut 23,000 jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. job market stalled unexpectedly last month, delivering a political blow to President Donald Trump three months ahead of midterm...
ICE will release body camera video only when seen in the agency’s ‘best interests,’...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving to equip officers with body cameras in the next two months but the agency's policy gives it broad...
The 2026 midterms are heating up, but this election panel is focused on 2028
ATLANTA, Ga. — In 2028, as Georgia residents cast their ballots in the presidential primary, voters across the state will be using a brand...
US Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt for declining to answer COVID...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate committee voted along party lines Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to...
Price tag for Trump’s DC deployment of National Guard: $1.4B more through 2029
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The deployment of National Guard troops hailing from all across the country to Washington, D.C. is expected to cost taxpayers...
Enrollment jumps after lawmakers ease access to Georgia’s medical cannabis program
(Georgia Recorder) — Georgia’s medical cannabis program experienced an unprecedented surge of new registered patients over the past month after the law changed significantly...