Tag: U.S. news
Arkansas cannot prevent 2 teachers from discussing critical race theory in classroom, judge rules
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- A federal judge has ruled Arkansas cannot prevent two high school teachers from discussing…
Illinois Democrats' law changing the choosing of legislative candidates faces GOP opposition
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois Democrats have changed the way candidates for the General Assembly get on the ballot.…
Advocates ask Supreme Court to back Louisiana's new, mostly Black House district
NEW ORLEANS -- Voting rights advocates filed an emergency motion Wednesday asking the Supreme Court to keep a…
How a Texas man is testing out-of-state abortions by asking a court to subpoena his ex-partner
AUSTIN, Texas -- A Texas man is petitioning a court to authorize an obscure legal action to find…
Man indicted in killing of Laken Riley, a Georgia case at the center of national immigration debate
ATLANTA -- A Georgia man has been indicted on murder charges by grand jurors who said he intended…
Georgia lawmakers vowed to restrain tax breaks. But the governor's veto saved a data-center break
ATLANTA -- Georgia lawmakers vowed they were going to rein in tax breaks for businesses this year.Their efforts…
Republican congressmen introduce bill that would protect NCAA and conferences from legal attacks
Two Republican congressmen introduced a bill Wednesday that would provide the NCAA, college conferences and member schools with…
Democrats commit $7 million to TV ads in five key state Senate races
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin Democrats plan to spend $7 million on television ads in five state Senate races…
Iowa facility that mistreated residents with intellectual disabilities nears closure
GLENWOOD, Iowa -- An Iowa facility for people with intellectual disabilities is set to permanently close after federal…
9 of 10 wrongful death suits over Astroworld crowd surge have been settled: lawyer
HOUSTON -- Nine of the 10 wrongful death lawsuits filed after deadly crowd surge at the 2021 Astroworld…
Republicans renew push to exclude noncitizens from the census that helps determine political power
Some Republicans in Congress are pushing to require a citizenship question on the questionnaire for the once-a-decade census…
Georgia appeals court agrees to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump election case
ATLANTA -- A Georgia appeals court on Wednesday agreed to review a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County…