• RNC votes to install Trump's handpicked chair as the former president tightens control of the party

    RNC votes to install Trump's handpicked chair as the former president tightens control of the party

    Mar 08, 2024 07:47 PM EDT

    ... is secure, something her father-in-law has made a chief focus. In her speech Friday, Lara Trump declared: “I’m ready to get to work.” “The goal on Nov. 5 is to win, as my father-in-law says, ‘bigly,’” she said. In some ways, Trump’s GOP takeover ...

  • Texas Panhandle wildfire now the largest in state history

    Texas Panhandle wildfire now the largest in state history

    Feb 29, 2024 04:25 PM EDT

    ... counties. The encroaching flames caused the main facility that disassembles America’s nuclear arsenal to pause operations Tuesday night, but it was open for normal work Wednesday. Hemphill County Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Kendall described the charred terrain as being “like a moonscape. ... It's just all gone.” Kendall said ...

  • Firefighters try to tame Texas wildfires before hot, windy weekend

    Firefighters try to tame Texas wildfires before hot, windy weekend

    Feb 29, 2024 02:42 PM EDT

    Republican Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties. The encroaching flames caused the main facility that disassembles America’s nuclear arsenal to pause operations Tuesday night, but it was open for normal work Wednesday. Hemphill County Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Kendall described the charred terrain as being ...

  • AP report: Biden and Trump are both making trips to the Mexico border Thursday

    AP report: Biden and Trump are both making trips to the Mexico border Thursday

    Feb 26, 2024 08:28 PM EDT

    ... shift to the right for Democrats who are increasingly concerned by the same scenes of migrants encampments, and are asking the administration to speed up work authorizations so families who have arrived can at least seek employment. The failure of the border bill this month has caused the Homeland Security ...

  • A cease-fire deal would only 'somewhat' delay Israel's assault on Rafah, Netanyahu says

    A cease-fire deal would only 'somewhat' delay Israel's assault on Rafah, Netanyahu says

    Feb 25, 2024 08:18 PM EDT

    ... placed in each of its 20 incubators, which are designed for just one. Dr. Amal Ismail said two to three newborns die in a single shift, in part because many families live in tents in rainy, cold weather. Before the war, one or two newborns in incubators there died per ...

  • A new program ‘prescribes’ monthly payments for the first year of an infant’s life

    A new program ‘prescribes’ monthly payments for the first year of an infant’s life

    Feb 16, 2024 10:40 PM EDT

    Hoynes’ own research on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) showed that legislative, media, and public attention on the program “is too focused on decisions of the mothers,” like whether assistance changes whether they work or how they shop, Hoynes said. Over the past 10 years, research has begun to shift ...

  • National security warning reportedly involves Russian space weapon

    National security warning reportedly involves Russian space weapon

    Feb 14, 2024 11:50 PM EDT

    ... serious national security issue that is classified. I want to assure the American people there is no need for public alarm. We are going to work together to address this matter, as we do all sensitive matters that are classified. And, beyond that, I'm not at liberty to disclose ...

  • U.S. inflation sees slight decline but remains above Fed target

    U.S. inflation sees slight decline but remains above Fed target

    Feb 13, 2024 04:33 PM EDT

    ... gasoline and groceries, which are now falling in price or rising much more slowly, to services, including hotel rooms, restaurant meals and medical care. That shift could raise concerns for the Fed, because services inflation typically takes longer to cool. At his most recent news conference, Fed Chair Jerome Powell ...

  • WATCH: White House holds briefing as consumer inflation continues to steadily lower

    WATCH: White House holds briefing as consumer inflation continues to steadily lower

    Feb 13, 2024 03:25 PM EDT

    ... gasoline and groceries, which are now falling in price or rising much more slowly, to services, including hotel rooms, restaurant meals and medical care. That shift could raise concerns for the Fed, because services inflation typically takes longer to cool. At his most recent news conference, Fed Chair Jerome Powell ...

  • Landmark report details how human activities can disrupt animal migrations

    Landmark report details how human activities can disrupt animal migrations

    Feb 12, 2024 10:56 PM EDT

    ... hunting, as solutions to overexploitation. WATCH: Nature knows no borders. Border security can take a heavy toll on endangered wildlife Achieving these goals requires a shift in perspective, said Amanda Rodewald, senior director of the Center for Avian Population Studies at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. She added that healthy ...