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Now downgraded to a tropical storm, Helene has wreaked havoc across nearly 800 miles, from South Florida to the Appalachian Mountains

Several festivals focused on marijuana culture will be held around the country with music and educational events

One of the hardest-hit areas was northeastern Oklahoma, where a strong weather system containing heavy rains produced three suspected tornadoes

Voters in The Plains, in the center of the state, said they were unenthusiastic about supporting either Joe Biden or Donald Trump

Democrats raised a range of concerns, including questions about enforceability and whether the government — rather than parents — should be responsible for limiting children’s access to social media

Enshrined in the Constitution by the 13th Amendment, slavery and involuntary servitude are banned – except as punishment for a crime

Harris will host a series of events to defend women rights. She will join President Joe Biden tomorrow in a campaign event focused on abortion in Virginia

Storms have blasted much of the U.S. with rain, snow, wind and frigid temperatures, snarling traffic and air travel and causing at least 45 deaths

The weather has already affected campaigning for Iowa’s Jan. 15 precinct caucuses, where the snow is expected to be followed by frigid temperatures

U.S. President and his campaign are placing emphasis on energizing Black voters amid deepening concerns among Democrats that he could lose support

The heaviest snowfall is expected in regions including the Poconos in Pennsylvania, parts of the Hudson Valley and portions of New England

Power was knocked out for more than 600,000 customers in an area stretching from Virginia north through New England

It’s the third dead since 2016 in which a Tesla that was using Autopilot ran underneath a crossing tractor-trailer, raising questions about the partially automated system’s safety

At least 10 states have enacted laws prohibiting or restricting students from using pronouns or names that don’t match their sex assigned at birth

The Republican National Committee mulling rules changes would force presidential candidates to sign a pledge saying they won’t participate in any debates sponsored by the CPD

The deal sets minimum hourly wages at $25 in California, where most of Kaiser’s facilities are located, and $23 in other states

Triumphs in Ohio, Kentucky and Virginia show how abortion continues to mobilize the Democratic electorate and give President Biden a boost for 2024

Social workers said the tool’s matching recommendations often led them to unwilling parents. Virginia and Georgia dropped the algorithm after trial runs, noting its inability to produce adoptions

Access to abortion has been a frequent topic in campaign debates and advertising, as it has since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in June last year overturning Roe vs. Wade

The sheriff’s office sent out its own email specifying that his office is investigating at least eight opioid-related overdoses of Park View students, including seven in the last three weeks

The company delivered 105 commercial planes in the quarter, down from 112 a year earlier, and sunk more money into building two new Air Force One presidential jets

The $500 million in grants came from last year’s CHIPS and Science Act to stimulate investments in new technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing and biotech

The threats came after the Council on American-Islamic Relations updated banquet programming to focus on human rights issues for Palestinians. The group is urging members of Congress to promote a ceasefire in Gaza

The storm promises a weekend of windy conditions and heavy rain in the mid-Atlantic region through Sunday. The system had maximum sustained winds of 70 mph with some higher gusts late Friday night, but was forecast to weaken after landfall

Virginia’s governor declared a state of emergency on Friday and the intensifying weather system has forced schools to close early and weekend events to be canceled

All 140 General Assembly seats are on the ballot, with candidates running for the first time in an environment shaken up by maps overhauled in the most recent once-a-decade redistricting process