Dec 31 Watch 2:32 A Brief But Spectacular take on helping children in foster care By Brief But Spectacular Kaitlin Davis is a social worker in Oklahoma who drives close to nine hours round-trip in the flatlands to meet face-to-face with foster children. With a shortage of foster families, especially in rural areas, long-distance placements are stretching a child… Continue watching
Dec 31 Montana's Supreme Court dismisses misconduct case against the state's attorney general By Matthew Brown, Associated Press Montana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a misconduct case against the state’s attorney general after he defied court orders in a dispute over a law that gave the governor more power over the judiciary. Continue reading
Dec 31 Bans on using SNAP funds for soda, candy and other foods take effect in some states Jan. 1 By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah and West Virginia are the first of at least 18 states to enact new waivers prohibiting purchase of certain foods through the SNAP program. Continue reading
Dec 31 What to know about Trump administration freezing federal child care funds By Charlotte Kramon, Associated Press, Sarah Brumfield, Associated Press/Report for America States will have to provide more verification for the child care centers that receive funds from the Child Care and Development Fund, according to a Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson. Continue reading
Dec 31 Department of Justice is reviewing over 5.2 million Jeffrey Epstein files By Stephen Groves, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press The figure is the latest estimate in the expanding review of case files on Epstein and his longtime girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell that has run more than a week past a deadline set in law by Congress. Continue reading
Dec 31 Nasty New Year's weather on tap for New York's ball drop and California's Rose Parade By Associated Press In New York City, hats and gloves are as necessary as noisemakers Wednesday night for what could be the coldest midnight ball drop in many years. Continue reading
Dec 31 Former Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado dies at 92 By Associated Press A member of the Northern Cheyenne tribe, Campbell was a military veteran, former Olympic judo athlete, cattle rancher and jewelry maker. Continue reading
Dec 31 California delays revoking 17,000 commercial driver's licenses after immigrant truckers sue By Josh Funk, Associated Press California has announced plans to delay the revocation of 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses until March, but Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the state could lose $160 million if it does that. Continue reading
Dec 31 Trump administration freezing child care funds to Minnesota after series of fraud schemes By Hallie Golden, Associated Press The Trump administration has announced that it is freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years. Continue reading
Dec 31 Trump not first president to want more room to entertain, White House usher says By Darlene Superville, Associated Press "All the presidents that I had an opportunity to serve always talked about some possibility of an enlarged area" for entertaining, Walters said in an interview with The Associated Press about his recently published memoir. Continue reading