Maryland lawmakers plan to study reparations for slavery
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers voted Wednesday to create a commission to study and recommend potential reparations for slavery and the lingering effects of racial discrimination in the state. The 101-36 vote in the Maryland House
Georgia bill to reduce prison sentences for domestic violence survivors on its way to becoming law
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia bill that would reduce sentences for those who could tie their crimes to domestic abuse is on its way to becoming law. Women nationwide are in prison for killing their abusive partners
Musk’s cuts at US Social Security agency are illegal, lawsuit claims
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -Disability rights groups filed a lawsuit on Wednesday claiming the Trump administration and billionaire Elon Musk broke various laws by firing thousands of workers and shuttering offices at the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Georgia Democrats’ frustration with anti-transgender bills boils over into a walkout
ATLANTA (AP) — Boxed into what they saw as an unsavory vote on outlawing spending on gender affirming care for transgender prisoners, Georgia Democrats chose a third option Wednesday. They walked out. Chants of “Take a walk!”
Answering your questions about President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of anticipation and speculation, President Donald Trump followed through on his reciprocal tariff threats by declaring on Wednesday a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries and higher tariff rates on
Democrats demoralized by Trump get a boost from Wisconsin voters and Cory Booker’s speech
NEW YORK (AP) — For a day, at least, Democrats across the country have a sense that their comeback against President Donald Trump may have begun. It wasn’t just about the election results in Wisconsin, where Democratic-backed
Federal judge questions whether EPA move to rapidly cancel ‘green bank’ grants was legal
A federal judge on Wednesday pressed an attorney for the Environmental Protection Agency about whether the agency broke the law when it swiftly terminated $20 billion worth of grants awarded to nonprofits for a green bank by
Shooter meticulously planned Nashville Covenant school attack for years. Here’s how that happened
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A new report released Wednesday shines more light on the person who killed three 9-year-olds and three adults at a private Nashville Christian elementary school in 2023. According to the nearly 50-page report,
Doctor with wish list for more vaccine scrutiny named assistant to new FDA chief, sources say
By Rachael Levy (Reuters) -Tracy Beth Hoeg, a sports medicine physician and epidemiologist who opposed key U.S. health policies during the COVID-19 pandemic and questioned the use of some childhood vaccines, was named a special assistant to
FTC puts hold on insulin lawsuit against drug middlemen
(Reuters) -The Federal Trade Commission put on hold a lawsuit against pharmacy-benefit manager (PBM) units of UnitedHealth, Cigna and CVS Health over insulin prices after the Trump administration fired two of the agency’s commissioners. The two Democratic
