Maryland governor announces budget framework deal with taxes, cuts
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced an agreement on a state budget framework with the state’s Democratic leadership Thursday, criticizing President Donald Trump’s tariffs and dramatic downsizing of the federal government while announcing tax
Texas wildfire prompts evacuations as Arkansas and Florida also battle blazes
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Wildfires fueled by dry conditions and gusting winds burned in a few Southern states Thursday, forcing evacuations in Texas and prompting Florida officials to close part of a major highway with spring break
US FDA announces online database to track food contaminants
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday launched an online searchable database listing contaminant levels in human foods, reflecting Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ongoing efforts to reduce chemicals in food since taking office.
US extends deadline for New York to end Manhattan congestion program
By David Shepardson (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday extended by 30 days a March 21 deadline for New York state to end Manhattan’s congestion pricing program. The U.S. Transportation Department in February rescinded
US denies Mexico’s request for special delivery channel for Colorado River water
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of State said on Thursday that the United States will for the first time deny a non-treaty request by Mexico for a special delivery channel for Colorado River water to be
A new anti-transgender bathroom bill in Tennessee is headed to the governor’s desk
A proposal in Tennessee that would require educational institutions that house students overnight to separate bathrooms “by immutable biological sex” is headed to Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s desk for his approval. The Republican-dominant Senate easily cleared the
DeSantis warns he has ‘tools’ including suspending local officials if they don’t cooperate with ICE
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday his office has tools including suspending officials from office to compel local governments to cooperate with federal immigration authorities in assisting in detentions and deportations. The governor’s
Longtime LA gang leader suspected of murder and human trafficking declares his innocence in video
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An alleged leader of a Los Angeles street gang who’s accused of murder, kidnapping and extortion was expected to appear in court Thursday, a day after he posted a video declaring his innocence
Norm Clarke, a Las Vegas celebrity columnist and former AP sports writer, dies at 82
Norm Clarke, a colorful journalist who covered the back-to-back World Series champion Cincinnati Reds of the 1970s as an Associated Press sports writer and then became a popular entertainment columnist in Las Vegas, has died after a
Mariah Carey wins copyright lawsuit over ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Pop singer Mariah Carey defeated a lawsuit claiming she illegally copied elements of her holiday megahit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” from a country song of the same name. U.S.
