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7 hours agoTreasury makes more electric SUVs eligible for tax creditsThe Treasury Department said Friday it is making more electric vehicles — including SUVs made by Tesla, Ford and General Motors — eligible for tax credits of up to $7,500 under new vehicle classification definitions.
9 hours agoFamily of Minneapolis man killed in no-knock raid sues cityThe parents of Amir Locke, who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer when a SWAT team executed a no-knock search warrant one year ago, are suing the city and the officer.
4 hours agoLegal recreational pot sales begin for Missouri adultsAdults ages 21 and older now can legally buy marijuana for recreational use in Missouri.
9 hours agoNew rules would limit sugar in school meals for first timeU.S. Agriculture officials have proposed new nutrition standards for school meals, including the first limits on added sugars.
4 hours agoUS may lift protections for Yellowstone, Glacier grizzliesU.S. wildlife officials have taken the first step to lift federal protections for grizzly bears in the northern Rocky Mountains, which would open the door to future hunting in several states.
10 hours agoSorry, not sorry: Some 1/6 rioters change tune after apologySome Jan. 6 defendants who have expressed remorse in court for joining the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol have later struck a different tone or downplayed the deadly riot publicly.
17 hours agoCompanies pledge millions in fed effort to stem road deathsNearly 50 businesses and nonprofits including rideshare companies Uber and Lyft and industrial giant 3M are pledging millions of dollars in initiatives to stem a crisis in road fatalities under a new federal effort.
2 hours agoChinese balloon soars across US; Blinken scraps Beijing tripA huge, high-altitude Chinese balloon is sailing across the U.S. The spectacle drew severe Pentagon accusations of spying on Friday, while sending some excited or alarmed Americans outside with binoculars.
5 hours agoIn South Dakota Senate, far-right lawmakers rankle GOPIn the South Dakota Senate, a group of far-right Republican lawmakers are looking to challenge the establishment by pushing for hardline stands on social issues.
13 hours agoDeSantis eyes 2024 from afar as GOP rivals move toward runsFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis may be months away from publicly declaring his presidential intentions, but his potential rivals aren’t holding back.
4 hours agoBiden sounds ready to seek 2nd term while rallying DemocratsPresident Joe Biden sounded like a candidate making his case for a second term as he rallied a raucous meeting of national Democrats who chanted, “Four more years!”.
6 hours agoTrump campaign staff on 2020 election lies: ‘fan the flame’A newly released audio recording offers a behind-the-scenes look at how former President Donald Trump’s campaign team in a pivotal battleground state knew they had been outflanked by Democrats in the 2020 presidential election.
11 hours agoA surprising burst of US hiring in January: 517,000 jobsFor nearly a year, the Federal Reserve has been on a mission to cool down the job market to help curb the nation’s worst inflation bout in four decades.
1 day agoKansas commits $304M to chip plant to lure federal fundsKansas plans to give $304 million in taxpayer-funded incentives to a semiconductor company in its largest city to build a huge new factory.
1 day agoPentagon: Chinese spy balloon spotted over Western USThe U.S. says it is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over U.S. airspace for a couple days.
1 day agoPelosi backs Trump impeachment leader Schiff in Senate raceNancy Pelosi has made an early pick in California's 2024 U.S. Senate race — providing Sen. Dianne Feinstein doesn't seek another term.
1 day agoDoctor, GOP governor clash over private Medicaid discussionA former University of Mississippi chancellor says Republican Gov. Tate Reeves spoke privately with him years ago about the benefits of expanding Medicaid to people in low-wage jobs.
1 day agoInterior: $580M headed to 15 tribes to fulfill water rightsThe Biden administration on Thursday said 15 Native American tribes will get a total of $580 million this year to fund settlements that ensure access to water that's legally theirs.
1 day agoUS reunites nearly 700 kids taken from parents under TrumpA federal task force has reunited nearly 700 children who were separated from their families during the Trump administration.
1 day agoHow the US is boosting military alliances to counter ChinaThe U.S. is expanding it military presence in Asia, in a string of moves aimed at countering Beijing and reassuring Indo-Pacific allies that America will stand with them against threats from China and North Korea.
1 day agoBiden's handwritten notes part of classified docs probePresident Joe Biden is a man who writes down his thoughts.
1 day agoUS releases Guantanamo prisoner once tortured at CIA sitesA onetime al-Qaida courier has been released after serving more than 16 years at the Guantanamo Bay detention center and enduring torture at clandestine overseas CIA sites.
1 day agoReport: FBI investigating Santos fundraiser for sick dogA published report says federal authorities are investigating whether embattled New York Rep. George Santos raised $3,000 for life-saving surgery for a disabled veteran’s dog and then kept the money for himself.
1 day agoArkansas Gov. Sanders to give GOP response to Biden addressArkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders will deliver the Republican address to the nation in response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech next week.
1 day agoNJ councilwoman found shot to death outside of her homeAuthorities say a New Jersey borough councilwoman was found shot to death in an SUV outside of her home.
1 day agoBiden's top economic aide leaving White HousePresident Joe Biden’s top economic adviser, Brian Deese, is leaving his post.
1 day ago'Daily Show's' Roy Wood to headline White House press dinnerReal and fake news will collide again at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
1 day agoBiden urges unity at prayer breakfast under new managementPresident Joe Biden attended the annual National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday in Washington and delivered a message of unity.
1 day agoHigh court offers bonuses, debt relief to lure police hiresSupreme Court police officers are looking for a few good men and women — as are law enforcement departments around the country in a tight employment market.
1 day agoBill Clinton back at White House to push paid family leaveThree decades after Bill Clinton signed into the law the nation’s family and medical leave legislation, he was back at the White House on Thursday.
1 day agoFlorida city highlights conflicts over local gerrymanderingA protracted legal fight over how city council districts were drawn in Jacksonville, Florida, reflects an aspect of redistricting that often remains in the shadows.
1 day agoFlorida could end unanimous jury requirement for executionsFlorida could make it easier for juries to hand down the death penalty.
1 day agoBiden approval steady after document discovery: AP-NORC PollA new poll shows that more U.S. adults disapprove than approve of the way President Joe Biden has handled the discovery of classified documents at his home and former office.
1 day agoBiden, Black caucus agree on path forward on police reformMembers of the Congressional Black Caucus have left a meeting with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris with an agreement on how to address the issue of policing in America after the recent killing of Tyre Nichols.
