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Rural electric cooperatives, renewable energy companies and electric utilities will be able to apply for funding through two programs

American lore is full of tales of the lone cowboy, the rugged individualist who will do what needs to be done. But, in reality, loneliness in the U.S. can be deadly: this month, the U.S. surgeon general declared it an epidemic

Brazil has become a popular choice for many Venezuelans partly because of a five-year-old program that offers eligible applicants work permits and even free flights to faraway parts of the huge country

The 47-year-old former star of ‘That ‘70s Show’ is on rape trial for a second time after the first ended in a mistrial in December

Names like Chosen, Georgina and Winona are on the rise, according to the Social Security Administration

As immigration restrictions tighten up across Latin America and Venezuelans face rising xenophobia in other countries, thousands of citizens are returning to a more unequal and expensive nation

The launch of ‘Committed to America’ is the latest sign that Pence is moving ahead with his expected bid for the GOP nomination

A bump up in demand for new cars also helped results, according to the Commerce Department report issued Tuesday

Authorities in Farmington, New Mexico, said that they are still working to determine a motive for the Monday attack and are talking to the 18-year-old gunman’s family

The conservatives judges of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal will hear arguments May 17 on whether the FDA’s approval of mifepristone must be rolled back

Even though nearly half of states already allow canine dining outdoors, the issue is far from settled, with many diners and restaurants pushing back against the increasing presence of pooches

After Dartmouth College found the partial skeletal remains of 15 Native Americans housed in its anthropology department, Native American students and alumni wonder why the remains were mislabeled for so long

Andrew Gillum is a former Tallahassee mayor who sought to become the first Black governor in Florida history when he ran in 2018 and lost against Ron DeSantis

After four years of investigation, special prosecutor John Durham ended its probe with harsh criticism but no new charges

Fairfax City Police in northern Virginia said in a tweet that a suspect is in custody and, the victims are being treated for injuries that are not life-threatening

Homeland Security’s Blas Nunez-Neto said Monday that it’s too early to say why or what this means for the long-term

The latest move builds on the governor’s larger push to shape Florida’s education system through regulating how schools deal with subjects such as race and gender

University of South Florida professor Joseph Dituri spent his 74th day underwater Saturday in a Key Largo lodge for scuba divers

Musk cannot back out of a settlement reached with the SEC after his 2018 tweets claiming he had secured funding to take Tesla private caused the electric vehicle maker’s share price to jump, a Manhattan court said

The company has agreed to sell its assets to a consortium of lenders in exchange for $225 million in credit

Democratic lawmakers have blasted the move to prioritize legal protections to the gun industry in the wake of the March 27 shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville that killed six people

The justices said they will review a federal appeals court ruling that allowed a suit by Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee to continue

The meeting was initially supposed to be Friday, but was abruptly postponed so staff-level talks could continue before Biden and the four congressional leaders huddled for a second time

As the US President prepares to head west, he finds himself in a stalemate with Republican lawmakers over raising America’s debt limit. Here is a look at what’s at stake in the upcoming trip

The Illinois bill would entitle child influencers under the age of 16 to a percentage of earnings based on how often they appear on video blogs or online content that generates at least 10 cents per view

Video posted on social media showed the disturbance began after supporters of Minneapolis Council Member Aisha Chughtai took the stage, which caused an uproar among supporters of her challenger, Nasri Warsame

A legal mandate requires the city to provide shelter to anyone who needs it. Even so, Adams says the city is running out of room for migrants and has sought financial help from the state and federal governments