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The first lawsuit is filed over the deadly nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The first known lawsuit has been filed against the owners of a legendary nightclub whose roof collapsed and killed 231 people in the Dominican Republic.
How Connecticut could use soda and juice tax to pay for school lunches
Connecticut's tax-writing committee heard opposition from industry over a proposed two-cents-per-ounce tax on beverages.
Long ER stays are common in the US. It may get worse as the population ages
Experts also warn the boarding issue will worsen as the number of people 65 and older in the U.S. with dementia grows in the coming decades. Hospital bed capacity in the U.S. may not keep up. Between ...
Iowa relies on exports and its senior senator opposes tariffs. Trump is pressuring both
Trump’s tariffs are likely to cost Iowa farmers their biggest market, China, for the hundreds of millions of bushels of ...
Missouri lawmakers advance proposed repeal of abortion-rights measure approved by voters
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led House advanced a proposed constitutional amendment Tuesday asking voters ...
Indiana Supreme Court sets May execution for man convicted of killing police officer
Benjamin Ritchie shot Beech Grove Police Officer Bill Toney in September 2000. According to court records, Ritchie jumped out of a stolen van after a police pursuit. Toney was chasing him when Ritchie ...
A look at ER boarding in the US from the AP and Side Effects Public Media
In collaboration with The Associated Press, Side Effects Public Media’s Ben Thorp reports that experts say things will only get worse as the U.S. prepares for a “silver tsunami” — that is, an aging ...
California sets aside $170 million to thin vegetation, forests to help prevent wildfires
Authorized as part of a fast-tracked, early action budget bill approved by the Legislature, the funds will be paid to six conservancies throughout California. The agencies, which operate under the ...
Washington, DC, faces budget crisis after House leaves $1.1 billion hole in city coffers
WASHINGTON (AP) — When the House of Representatives adjourned for a two-week recess Thursday, it left Washington, D.C., elected officials scrambling to fill a $1.1 billion hole in the capital city's ...
In their words: What judges and Trump's government say about Abrego Garcia's mistaken deportation
President Donald Trump's administration has dug in on its contention that the government should not have to repatriate Kilmar Abrego Garcia, despite U.S. Supreme Court and lower court rulings that he ...
US still won't say whether it will return mistakenly deported man, despite Supreme Court decision
The Trump administration is doubling down on its decision not to tell a federal court whether it has any plans to repatriate ...
Picture of Trump after the assassination attempt displaces Obama portrait at the White House
Obama's portrait went on display in the foyer of the State Floor, near the staircase to the president's residence, after it was unveiled in 2022. The White House said it is still in the foyer, but has ...