Environmental groups sue to block Trump’s offshore drilling expansions
By Jack Queen (Reuters) – Environmental groups on Wednesday moved in court to block President Donald Trump’s administration from allowing offshore oil drilling along broad swaths of U.S. coastline, in what appeared to be the first legal
Maine residents to vote on proposal to require voter identification at polls
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine voters will decide whether the state will become the latest to require voter identification at the polls. A conservative group in the state has been gathering petitions to get an act on
The white man who pleaded guilty to shooting a Black teen who rang a wrong doorbell dies
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An 86-year-old Kansas City man has died just days after pleading guilty to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the white man’s
US EPA submits Biden approval of California EV plan to Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it has submitted the Biden administration’s approval of California’s landmark plan to end the sale of gasoline-only vehicles by 2035 to Congress for review and potential
US freezes funds to Palestinian Authority security forces, Washington Post reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration has stopped all funding to the Palestinian Authority security forces as part of the global freeze on foreign assistance, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing U.S. and Palestinian officials. (Reporting
New Social Security chief contradicts claims that millions of dead people are getting payouts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The new head of the Social Security Administration said Wednesday that deceased centenarians are “not necessarily receiving benefits,” contradicting claims that tens of millions of dead people over the age of 100 are getting
Labor unions call on Trump to boost US shipbuilding against increasing Chinese dominance
WASHINGTON (AP) — The heads of four major labor unions on Wednesday called on President Donald Trump to boost American shipbuilding and enforce tariffs and other “strong penalties” against China for its increasing dominance in that sphere.
Mississippi lieutenant governor collapses on floor of Senate
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s lieutenant governor collapsed on the floor of the state Senate Wednesday. Video from the Senate chamber showed Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann standing at a podium at the front of the chamber when
2 people are dead after a small plane collision in southern Arizona, authorities say
A midair collision involving two small planes in southern Arizona killed at least two people Wednesday morning, authorities said. Federal air-safety investigators said two people were on board each plane as they collided near Marana Regional Airport
US looks at 8% defense budget cut in each of next 5 years, Washington Post reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The administration of President Donald Trump has ordered senior leaders at the Pentagon and throughout the U.S. military to develop plans for 8% cuts to the defense budget in each of the next five
