Latest articles

Texas AG Ken Paxton fails to block Houston’s basic income plan

Is it a violation of the Texas Constitution for a city to give money to its low-income residents? On Thursday, a Texas state court judge answered with a definitive "no" — the first ruling in what is shaping up to be a long legal fight over that question. “There is sufficient evidence to show that guaranteed...

Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ to air live from Chicago during Democratic convention

Comedian Stephen Colbert’s “The Late Show” is headed to Chicago for the Democratic National Convention this summer, the late-night host said Wednesday. “‘The Late Show' is doing shows from Chicago for the entire Democratic convention,” Colbert said on his show Wednesday.  The shows will be live, according to a post by the show’s account on...

Trader Joe’s recalls organic basil sold in 29 states

Trader Joe’s has recalled some of its organic basil due to a salmonella outbreak, the company announced this week. The grocery chain’s Infinite Herbs brand organic basil was sold in 2.5-ounce clamshell packages between Feb. 1 and April 6 in stores across 29 states and Washington, D.C.   It has since been taken off shelves,...

California water regulators adopt nation’s first standard for ‘Erin Brockovich’ compound

More than three decades after Erin Brockovich recognized that hexavalent chromium was making residents of Hinkley, Calif., sick, state water regulators on Wednesday approved the nation's first standard to limit the toxin's presence in drinking water. The California State Water Control Board voted to adopt a maximum contaminant level (MCL) of 10 micrograms per liter...

Evening Report — Day 3 of jury selection in Trump hush money trial

A quick recap of the day and what to look forward to tomorrow {beacon} Evening Report   © Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / POOL / AFP Day 3 of jury selection in Trump hush money trial All 12 jurors and one alternate have been seated in Trump's hush money trial on day three...

Dems will make state sanctuary for kids’ gender transitions, abortion over GOP protest

Maine could soon shield from liability those who perform abortions or gender surgeries for minors from other states under a bill heading to Gov. Janet Mills' desk.

Trump says Biden ‘should be in jail’ and ‘on trial,’ while blasting NY case: ‘The whole world is watching’

Former President Trump declared it is President Joe Biden who “should be in jail" and “be on trial," while blasting the case against him and saying “the whole world is watching this New York scandal," as he left court after the third day of his historic and unprecedented criminal trial.

A state budget in sight

With help from Shawn NessNew from New YorkHappening now: The budget end is nearing, but probably not until the weekend. The...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes the ballot in a key presidential battleground state

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is on the 2024 general election ballot in Michigan, a battleground that Trump carried by a razor-thin margin in 2016 and Biden narrowly won in 2020

Ilhan Omar’s daughter mocked as ‘psycho’ after college suspends her for anti-Israel demonstrations

Several social media users mocked Rep. Ilhan Omar's daughter after she revealed she had been suspended from Barnard College following her involvement in an anti-Israel protest.

All categories

Recent comments

spot_img