May 03 Florida Republicans pass school bills on pronouns, diversity programs By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press Florida Republicans have approved bills to ban diversity programs in colleges and prevent students and teachers from being required to use pronouns that don't correspond to someone's biological sex, building on top priorities of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. Continue reading
May 03 McDonald’s franchises fined for child labor violations in Labor Department crackdown By Associated Press Federal officials say two 10-year-olds are among the 300 children who worked at a McDonald's restaurants in Kentucky with no or little pay. Continue reading
May 03 Wife of suspected Texas gunman has been arrested, sheriff says By Juan A. Lozano, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Authorities say a woman identified as the wife of a Texas man suspected of killing five of his neighbors was arrested Wednesday for hindering the four-day manhunt for the man, who's also in custody. Continue reading
May 03 U.S. and Mexico officials agree on tighter immigration policies at border By Colleen Long, Associated Press A U.S. homeland security adviser spent Tuesday meeting with Mexico’s president and other top officials, emerging with a five-point plan. Continue reading
May 03 Police say multiple people injured in Midtown Atlanta shooting Police say they are investigating an "active shooter situation" in a building in Atlanta's Midtown neighborhood and that multiple people had been injured. Continue reading
May 03 Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson among artists inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Chaka Khan, "Soul Train" creator Don Cornelius and the late George Michael have all been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, with Kate Bush also finally reaching the top of that… Continue reading
May 02 New York Gov. Hochul signs bill expanding access to contraceptives By Maysoon Khan, Associated Press/Report for America New Yorkers next year won't have to go through their doctors to get prescription contraceptives under a bill that Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed into law. Continue reading
May 02 Judge rejects trans lawmaker Zooey Zephyr’s effort to return to Montana House By Amy Beth Hanson, Matthew Brown, Associated Press Rep. Zooey Zephyr, the transgender Montana lawmaker who was silenced after telling Republicans they would have blood on their hands for opposing gender-affirming health care, cannot return to the statehouse House floor, a judge ruled Tuesday. Continue reading
May 02 Watch 8:14 Debt ceiling negotiations become urgent as Treasury says the U.S. could hit limit in weeks By Amna Nawaz, Lisa Desjardins, Laura Barrón-López The White House renewed its call for Congress to lift the debt ceiling without conditions as the nation could soon default on its debt. Since January, the government has deployed 'extraordinary measures' to pay its bills, but that could run… Continue watching
May 02 Watch 8:35 Senate probes Supreme Court ethics after questionable financial dealings by justices By Amna Nawaz, Saher Khan, Ali Schmitz Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are spotlighting recent ethics concerns surrounding the highest court in the land. In a Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, senators debated how to address concerns involving Supreme Court justices, including whether they should apply ethical guidelines to… Continue watching