Apr 01 Trillions of underground wonders to emerge in ‘cicada-geddon’, largest in centuries By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press These cicadas are nature's kings of the calendar, crawling out from underground every 13 or 17 years and singing as loud as jet engines. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 6:45 What’s at stake for Americans at risk of losing Medicaid as unwinding continues By John Yang, Sam Weber, Kaisha Young Medicaid is the nation’s largest health insurance program, covering nearly 80 million people, or more than 1 in 5 Americans. For many people who have low incomes or a disability, or who are either very young or very old, it’s… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 5:28 Georgia lawmakers pass more voting rules ahead of 2024 election By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman Georgia was ground zero for false claims of election fraud in the 2020 presidential election. The state is in the spotlight again as President Biden and Donald Trump head for a rematch and election laws just passed there could add… Continue watching
Mar 20 Judge allows Trump to appeal ruling keeping Fani Willis on Georgia 2020 election case By Alanna Durkin Richer, Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press McAfee in a ruling last week denied the defense's request to disqualify Willis from the case or dismiss the indictment over her romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade. Continue reading
Mar 18 Trump seeks to appeal decision not to disqualify district attorney from Georgia election case By Kate Brumback, Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump and other defendants in Georgia's election interference case are seeking to appeal a judge's ruling not to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from their prosecution. Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch 5:28 Fani Willis’ Georgia election case will proceed, and other things to know about Trump’s trials By William Brangham, Kyle Midura District Attorney Fani Willis will stay on to lead Georgia’s election interference case against Donald Trump, but the top prosecutor, with whom she had a romantic relationship, is stepping aside. That departure came after the judge in the case said… Continue watching
Mar 15 Prosecutor leaves Georgia election interference case against Trump after relationship with district attorney By Kate Brumback, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press A special prosecutor who had a romantic relationship with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has withdrawn from the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Mar 13 Judge dismisses some charges against Trump in Georgia election interference case By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee wrote Wednesday in an order six of the charges in the indictment must be quashed, including three against Trump. Continue reading
Mar 12 How Biden won enough delegates to become the presumptive Democratic nominee By Robert Yoon, Maya Sweedler, Associated Press President Joe Biden’s path to unofficially clinching the Democratic nomination this year was much shorter and less dramatic than the one he followed in 2020. Continue reading
Mar 12 Trump wins Georgia primary, AP says By Associated Press Donald Trump wins the Republican presidential primary in Georgia. Continue reading