Health authorities are investigating an outbreak detected in 17 states linked to eggs produced in Texas. So far, 98 cases and 26 hospitalizations have been confirmed
Tuesday’s winners will now begin campaigning for the midterm elections in November
Justices refuse to consider the arguments of a former official who, for religious reasons, refused to process same-sex marriages
Items such as clothing, computers, and school supplies can be purchased with no taxes during this time
The state Senate will vote on new cannabis legislation, following the recent steps taken by several other Republican territories
Texas is the latest Republican-governed state to pass a law requiring religious text to be displayed in schools.
Texas recorded the highest number of tornadoes from 2020 to 2024
On November 5, voters in 41 territories will decide on 147 ballot measures that address some of the most important issues for many citizens
The interposition of the moon between the Earth and the sun becomes a mass spectacle followed by millions of people across North America
It will be the last phenomenon of this kind visible in the contiguous United States in 20 years
Thursday night’s storms left trails of destruction in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Arkansas. Tornadoes were also suspected in Illinois and Missouri. More bodies likely to be discovered, authorities said
A key point of clarity is how the law applies to ‘classroom instruction,’ as opposed to mere discussion or mention of a topic anywhere on school grounds
The bill passed by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee would ban puberty blockers and end access to hormones for those already receiving therapy
The project is one small piece in a global ramp-up of lithium production to make batteries for storing clean wind and solar energy and powering electric cars
Bitterly frigid air spilled into the Midwest from Canada on Friday and several states were under advisories as forecasters warned that wind chills dipping to -30ºF could be common through Sunday morning
The storms and frigid temperatures affected everything from air travel to NFL playoff games to Iowa’s presidential caucuses, and were also the cause of several deaths around the country
The Mississippi Capitol and courthouses in Arkansas and Montana were evacuated following threats that disrupted government affairs for the second day in a row
Some cybersecurity measures have been pushed by private water companies, sparking pushback from public authorities that it is being used as a back door to privatization
The proposal would sharply limit commercial timber harvests in old-growth forests while allowing logging to continue in ‘mature forests’ that have not yet reached old-growth stage
States are undertaking a sweeping reevaluation of the 94 million people enrolled in the government’s health insurance for the neediest Americans
The devices, which contain nicotine, lithium and other metals, cannot be reused or recycled. Under federal environmental law, they also aren’t supposed to go in the trash
Arkansas’ law is similar to a first-in-the-nation restriction signed into law earlier this year in Utah
Temperatures in the area reached 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius), breaking by four degrees the previous record for this date that was set in 2011
Highs of 109 degrees Fahrenheit forecast for Saturday and 110 F (43.3 C) on Sunday in Dallas would break the current record of 107 F each day
Authorities said 31 cows died in the northern Alabama town of Berlin during Saturday’s severe weather when lightning struck the tree they were hiding under
A tornado struck an Indiana home, killing one occupant and injuring another, while two people died in Arkansas after a tree fell onto a house there as severe weather rumbled through a number of states
Hurd served three terms in the House through January 2021, becoming the chamber’s only Black Republican during his final two years in office. He is also a former CIA agent who worked in Pakistan
