Nation Feb 20 Watch 5:31 EPA rollbacks on pollution limits could drive up health care costs, advocates warn The Environmental Protection Agency is moving to scale back limits on toxic emissions from coal-burning power plants, clearing the way for them to emit more hazardous pollutants, such as mercury. Advocates are warning that rolling back limits could harm human… By Stephanie Sy, Azhar Merchant
Politics Feb 20 Cherished teacher Linda Davis mourned after deadly crash with driver fleeing ICE Principal Alonna McMullen says it was heartbreaking telling 5 and 6 year old students in Linda Davis' special needs classes of her death. By Russ Bynum, Associated Press
Nation Feb 20 Trump says he doesn't know if aliens are real but directs government to release files on UFOs, more Trump made the announcement in a social media post Thursday night, hours after he accused former President Barack Obama of disclosing "classified information" when Obama recently suggested in a podcast interview that aliens were real. By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press
Politics Feb 20 Virginia judge blocks Democrats' referendum, a blow to redistricting effort over 4 U.S. House seats The order runs until March 18 and clashes with early voting set to begin March 6, which could doom the referendum. By Olivia Diaz, Associated Press/Report for America
Feb 20 DC Mayor Bowser declares emergency after Potomac River sewage spill By Gary Fields, Associated Press Bowser declared an emergency on Wednesday and requested that President Donald Trump provide federal resources to help the city fight a sewage system leak that dumped 250 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River in its early stages. Continue reading
Feb 20 Texas' Senate primary race between Crockett and Talarico ramps up after pulled Colbert interview By John Hanna, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press Some Democrats see increasing opportunity in November's elections despite not having won a statewide race in Texas in more than 30 years. Continue reading
Feb 19 WATCH: Les Wexner's full deposition to House Democrats on the Epstein files By Associated Press As one of Epstein’s most prominent former friends, Wexner has spent years answering for their decades-long association. Continue reading
Feb 19 Judge orders takeover of Arizona prison health care operations after years of violations By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press The decision on Thursday by U.S. District Judge Roslyn Silver came after her 2022 verdict that concluded Arizona had violated prisoners’ rights by providing inadequate care that led to suffering and preventable deaths. Continue reading
Feb 19 When Rhode Island shooter opened fire, bystanders jumped into action to end the carnage By Michael Casey, Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press Pawtucket police say the group of “courageous citizens” who rushed to intervene in the attack “undoubtedly prevented further injury and increased the chances of survival for the injured.”… Continue reading