Georgia restricts Fulton County’s access to voter registration system after cyber intrusion
ATLANTA (AP) — An apparent cyberattack that affected government operations in Georgia’s most populous county is creating challenges for its election office as it prepares for the state’s March 12 presidential primary. Robert Sinners, spokesman for the
Wisconsin Supreme Court orders pause on state’s presidential ballot while it weighs Phillips case
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the state elections commission not to transmit the presidential primary ballot to county clerks as it ponders an attempt by Democratic U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips to
South Carolina to provide free gun training classes under open carry bill passed by state Senate
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina would provide free gun training and allow anyone who can legally own a gun to carry their weapon in public under a bill that passed the state Senate on Thursday. The
Tennessee’s strict abortion ban is under pressure, but change is unlikely under GOP control
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — After begrudgingly agreeing to tweak Tennessee’s strict abortion ban last year, the Republican-dominant Legislature is once again facing pressure to reconsider when doctors can legally offer the procedure to pregnant patients. The push
Pacific storms douse California, flooding roads, in first of one-two punch
By Steve Gorman and Jorge Garcia LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The first in a one-two punch of atmospheric river storms soaked Southern California with drenching rains on Thursday, triggering scattered flooding and rush-hour road closures in a precursor
Ex-CIA employee sentenced to 40 years for espionage, child porn
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) software engineer who was convicted for carrying out the largest theft of classified information in the agency’s history and of child pornography charges was sentenced
A lawsuit seeks to block Louisiana’s new congressional map that has 2nd mostly Black district
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Louisiana Legislature’s redrawn congressional map giving the state a second mostly Black district is being challenged by 12 self-described “non-African American” voters in a new lawsuit. The challenge filed Wednesday and assigned
NAACP seeks federal probe of Florida county’s jail system following deaths
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The NAACP is seeking a federal investigation of deaths in Florida’s second-largest county jail system, saying the Broward Sheriff’s Office does not adequately monitor inmates or provide them with proper medical treatment
Meta posts sharp profit, revenue increase in Q4 thanks to cost cuts and advertising rebound
Meta Platforms Inc. tripled its profit and posted sharply higher revenue in the final quarter of 2023, boosted by a rebound in digital advertising as well cost cutting and layoffs in what CEO Mark Zuckerberg called the
US approves $4 billion drone sale to India for maritime security needs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday approved a nearly $4 billion sale of drones and military equipment to India that are meant to be used to improve its maritime safety and surveillance. The approval comes
