New tax credits aim to boost rural business investment while helping communities
The Daily Yonder looks at how federal tax credits are encouraging investment in rural businesses and the effect it is having on rural…
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Iranian activists accuse morality police of assault after teenage girl hospitalized
Originally Published: 04 OCT 23 13:03 ET Updated: 04 OCT 23 14:39 ET By Mostafa Salem, Teele Rebane, Sahar Akbarzai and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN (CNN)…
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Nationwide emergency alert test expected Wednesday
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The federal government will be conducting a nationwide test of the emergency alert system at 12:20 PM Wednesday. The…
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Federal appeals court extends limits on Biden administration communications with social media companies to top US cybersecurity agency
Washington (CNN) — A federal appeals court has expanded the scope of a ruling that limits the Biden administration’s communications with…
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Judge issues gag order and rebukes Trump after social media post attacking his clerk
(CNN) — Judge Arthur Engoron rebuked Donald Trump after the former president attacked his clerk in a social media post on…
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That blaring noise you heard? It was a test of the federal government’s emergency alert system
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — “THIS IS A TEST”: If you have a cellphone or were watching television Wednesday, you…
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Pope Francis open to blessings of some same-sex unions
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Pope Francis on Monday signaled that some Catholic priests can bless same-sex unions, but only on a case-by-case basis, and…
Continue Reading Missing girl’s rescue in upstate New York came as pivotal hours ticked by
By MAYSOON KHAN and CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press MOREAU, N.Y. (AP) — An agonizing 34 hours had passed since 9-year-old Charlotte Sena…
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Matt Gaetz moves to oust Kevin McCarthy as House speaker
(CNN) — Rep. Matt Gaetz on Monday moved to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from the top House leadership post, offering a motion to vacate the…
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Rep. Henry Cuellar unharmed after armed carjacking in DC
(CNN) — Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar was carjacked in Washington, DC, Monday evening, his office told CNN. According to…
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Voter ID laws are disenfranchising transgender and nonbinary people as anti-trans legislation reaches record levels
Stacker talked to experts and sifted through data to see how voter ID laws disenfranchise transgender…
Continue Reading New York judge issues limited gag order after Trump sends disparaging post about court clerk
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rebuking Donald Trump, a state court judge imposed a…
Continue Reading Suspect in custody and 9-year-old girl found safe after vanishing on a New York camping trip, police say
Originally Published: 02 OCT 23 07:50 ET Updated: 02 OCT 23 19:11 ET By Michelle Watson, Artemis Moshtaghian and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) —…
Continue Reading Pope Francis suggests for first time some people in same-sex unions could be blessed
Originally Published: 02 OCT 23 17:56 ET Updated: 02 OCT 23 18:06 ET By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis has suggested for the…
Continue Reading Takeaways from Day One of the $250 million Trump fraud trial
Originally Published: 02 OCT 23 15:35 ET By Jeremy Herb and Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump showed up at a…
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Feeling lucky? A $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot is up for grabs in tonight’s drawing
(CNN) — Get your tickets ready: An estimated $1.04 billion dollar jackpot could be yours in Monday night’s Powerball drawing. The massive…
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California Gov. Newsom will appoint Laphonza Butler to fill Feinstein’s Senate seat
(CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom will appoint Laphonza Butler, the president of EMILY’s List, to fill the late Democratic Sen. Dianne…
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Congress passes stopgap bill to avert shutdown ahead of midnight deadline
Originally Published: 30 SEP 23 06:04 ET Updated: 30 SEP 23 21:02 ET By Clare Foran, Haley Talbot, Morgan Rimmer, Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox and…
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House sends bipartisan bill to avert government shutdown to the Senate hours ahead of deadline
Originally Published: 30 SEP 23 06:04 ET Updated: 30 SEP 23 15:17 ET By Clare Foran, Haley Talbot, Morgan Rimmer, Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox and…
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Filipino Americans were invisibilized in American society—now, they're reclaiming their space and identity
Stacker explored the reasons why Filipino Americans continue to be less visible in American society and how that may be…
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Man tied to suspected shooter in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing arrested in Las Vegas, sources say
BY RIO YAMAT AND KEN RITTER Updated 10:40 AM MDT, September 29, 2023 LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police have arrested a man in the…
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McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a shutdown almost certain
By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep…
Continue Reading Congress on track for shutdown as GOP divisions on display after late night votes
(CNN) — Divisions among House Republicans were on display Thursday as tensions erupted during a closed-door meeting and later the chamber…
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, trailblazer and champion of liberal priorities, dies at age 90
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Tributes are pouring in for Dianne Feinstein, the trailblazing…
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Keeping your child safe from online dangers
TD Bank outlines important online safety tips to help keep your children and whole household safe from…
Continue Reading US mortgage rates climb to 7.31%, hitting their highest level in nearly 23 years
Originally Published: 28 SEP 23 12:00 ET Updated: 28 SEP 23 12:58 ET By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US mortgage rates surged to their…
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Senate unveils stopgap bill in bid to avert shutdown, setting up showdown with the House
(CNN) — With just days to go before the government runs out of money, the Senate has unveiled a bipartisan stopgap bill in a bid to avert a…
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US officials say Travis King, who crossed into North Korea, is in American custody
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Pvt. Travis King, the American soldier who crossed into North Korea two months ago, is in U.S. custody, two…
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North Korea set to expel US soldier Travis King
(ABC NEWS) –North Korea has announced that it is set to expel U.S. soldier Travis King several months after he ran across the border from South…
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Cyberattacks on local governments are on the rise, highlighting a need for enhanced security
What would a cyberattack on your local government look like? Drata analyzed threat trends to break down the growing…
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