Hawaii state and county officials seeking $1B from Legislature for Maui recovery
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii state and county officials have requested about $1 billion from the Legislature to help cover Maui wildfire recovery expenses in the near term. Gov. Josh Green’s administration had budgeted $199 million for such
Police search a car and find cocaine — and a US Army rocket launcher
A police detective says he was unnerved to find a U.S. Army rocket launcher along with crack cocaine when searching a suspicious truck in central Massachusetts. Det. Alex Sinni from the Sutton Police Department told The Associated
Harvard condemns student and faculty groups for posting antisemitic cartoon
BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University condemned what it called a “flagrantly antisemitic cartoon” that an undergraduate group posted on social media over the weekend. It also appeared on the Instagram account of Harvard Faculty and Staff for
Alabama hospital puts pause on IVF in wake of ruling saying frozen embryos are children
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A large Alabama hospital has paused in vitro fertilization treatments as health care providers weigh the impact of a state court ruling that frozen embryos are the legal equivalent of children. The University
Jury starts deliberating in trial of New Hampshire man accused of killing daughter, 5
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A prosecutor said Wednesday that a New Hampshire man accused of killing his 5-year-old daughter treated her like a thing he’d broken and needed to throw away. But his lawyer said he wasn’t
US candidate Haley sides with court ruling that embryos are babies
(Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said on Wednesday that she believed frozen embryos created through in-vitro fertilization (IVF) were babies, endorsing a controversial ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court. That state’s high court said that
US House Freedom Caucus raises government shutdown risk, Axios reports
(Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives Freedom Caucus is pushing a one-year spending stopgap that could trigger a government shutdown if backed by Speaker Mike Johnson, Axios reported on Wednesday. Freedom Caucus members said they prefer
Congresswoman Maxine Waters ‘deeply opposed’ to Capital One-Discover deal
(Reuters) – Democrat Congresswoman Maxine Waters said on Wednesday she was “deeply opposed” to Capital One Financial’s $35.3 billion planned acquisition of Discover Financial and called on banking regulators to block the deal. “This merger represents yet
FDA warns consumers over use of smartwatches to measure blood glucose levels
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday warned consumers to not use smartwatches or smart rings that claim to measure blood glucose levels without piercing the skin. The smartwatch devices are different from applications
Illinois governor’s proposed $53B budget includes funds for migrants, quantum computing and schools
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker pitched a $52.7 billion state spending plan Wednesday with more money to address the migrant crisis, education and quantum computing, while proposing tax increases that will mostly target business, including
