Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. Tony Evers vetoed five Republican-authored anti-abortion bills on Friday, two days after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could curtail if not end a woman’s right to abortion… Read more
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Virginia GOP completes sweep of elections with House win
A three-judge panel overseeing a recount in a close Virginia Beach state House race upheld the Republican candidate’s victory on Friday, a decision that also reaffirms the GOP’s takeover of the chamber and completes the party’s sweep of last month’s elections.… Read more
US employers added a sluggish 210,000 jobs in November
America’s employers slowed the pace of their hiring in November, adding 210,000 jobs, the lowest monthly gain in nearly a year… Read more
Baldwin to ABC about shooting: ‘I didn’t pull the trigger’
Alec Baldwin told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos in an interview airing Thursday that he did not pull the trigger on a prop gun he was holding on a New Mexico film set when it went off, killing a cinematographer.… Read more
Fed survey finds supply-chain shortages boosting inflation
Many parts of the country were hit by supply chain disruptions and labor shortages in November, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday… Read more
Man testifies Smollett recruited him, brother to fake attack
A man who worked with Jussie Smollett testified Wednesday that the former “Empire” actor recruited him and his brother to fake a homophobic and racist attack on him in downtown Chicago nearly three years ago… Read more
Michigan teen charged in Oxford High School shooting
A 15-year-old boy was charged with murder and terrorism for a shooting that killed four fellow students and injured others at a Michigan high school, authorities said Wednesday, revealing that his parents were summoned just a few hours before the bloodshed.… Read more
Stacey Abrams launches 2nd campaign for Georgia governor
Stacey Abrams, the Georgia Democrat and leading voting rights activist, said Wednesday that she will launch another campaign to become the nation’s first Black woman governor.… Read more
US case of COVID-19 omicron variant identified in California
A person in California who had been vaccinated against COVID-19 became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the omicron variant… Read more
Powell: Fed ‘not at all sure’ inflation will fade next year
In a fresh sign of his growing concerns about inflation, Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the Federal Reserve can’t be sure that price increases will slow in the second half of next year as many economists expect.… Read more
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Wisconsin’s Democratic governor vetoes GOP abortion bills
Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. Tony Evers vetoed five Republican-authored anti-abortion bills on Friday, two days after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could curtail if not end a woman’s right to abortion… Continue Reading
Virginia GOP completes sweep of elections with House win
A three-judge panel overseeing a recount in a close Virginia Beach state House race upheld the Republican candidate’s victory on Friday, a decision that also reaffirms the GOP’s takeover of the chamber and completes the party’s sweep of last month’s elections.… Continue Reading
US employers added a sluggish 210,000 jobs in November
America’s employers slowed the pace of their hiring in November, adding 210,000 jobs, the lowest monthly gain in nearly a year… Continue Reading
Baldwin to ABC about shooting: ‘I didn’t pull the trigger’
Alec Baldwin told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos in an interview airing Thursday that he did not pull the trigger on a prop gun he was holding on a New Mexico film set when it went off, killing a cinematographer.… Continue Reading
Fed survey finds supply-chain shortages boosting inflation
Many parts of the country were hit by supply chain disruptions and labor shortages in November, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday… Continue Reading
Man testifies Smollett recruited him, brother to fake attack
A man who worked with Jussie Smollett testified Wednesday that the former “Empire” actor recruited him and his brother to fake a homophobic and racist attack on him in downtown Chicago nearly three years ago… Continue Reading
Michigan teen charged in Oxford High School shooting
A 15-year-old boy was charged with murder and terrorism for a shooting that killed four fellow students and injured others at a Michigan high school, authorities said Wednesday, revealing that his parents were summoned just a few hours before the bloodshed.… Continue Reading
Stacey Abrams launches 2nd campaign for Georgia governor
Stacey Abrams, the Georgia Democrat and leading voting rights activist, said Wednesday that she will launch another campaign to become the nation’s first Black woman governor.… Continue Reading
US case of COVID-19 omicron variant identified in California
A person in California who had been vaccinated against COVID-19 became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the omicron variant… Continue Reading
Powell: Fed ‘not at all sure’ inflation will fade next year
In a fresh sign of his growing concerns about inflation, Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the Federal Reserve can’t be sure that price increases will slow in the second half of next year as many economists expect.… Continue Reading