Over Half of Americans Favor Defending Taiwan If China Invades: Poll
By Rita Li. The majority of the American public supports a range of U.S. policies in support of Taiwan, including its independence and sending troops to the self-ruled island if…
SpaceX launches supply mission to space station
A SpaceX shipment of ants, avocados and a human-sized robotic arm rocketed toward the International Space Station on Sunday. The delivery — due to arrive Monday — is the company’s…
Gov. DeSantis: Ruling ‘Made With Incoherent Justifications, Not Based in Science and Facts’
By Scott D. Jones A Florida Circuit Judge ruled Friday that Gov. Ron DeSantis had overstepped his authority when he issued an executive order banning mask mandates in the state’s…
Texas Supreme Court denies San Antonio mask mandate
by Asher Notheis The Texas Supreme Court struck down a mask mandate within San Antonio’s school districts Thursday, the latest rejection of a local mandate in the state as debates…
Texas Gov. Abbott preempts critics with pivot to stronger border security posture
Amid complaints from local law enforcement and county officials about inadequate support from the state, the governor announced that the Texas National Guard apprehended illegal immigrants in the Rio Grande…
Public schools try to lure students back amid enrollment decline
by Barnini Chakraborty One week before the first day of school in Colorado’s Adams District 14, new superintendent Karla Loria went knocking door-to-door to find students who had not yet…
$1.8 billion GOP measure to fund border wall advances in Texas House
Anna Giaritelli AUSTIN, Texas — State House appropriators advanced a nearly $2 billion border security proposal that would fund the governor’s plan to build a barrier along its border with…
Fifth Circuit upholds Texas abortion ban paving way for possible Supreme Court hearing
By Bethany Blankley Overruling their own court’s 3-judge panel, nine judges on the 17-member New Orleans-based appeals court ruled in favor of the Texas statute, five against, and three recused…
Hundreds of California recall ballots, drugs, loaded gun found in passed out felon’s car: police
By Stephen Sorace Hundreds of ballots for California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recall election, drugs and a loaded gun were found last week in a vehicle where a felon was passed…
Donald J Trump At Alabama Rally
Rain and the threat of severe weather didn’t stop supporters of former President Donald Trump from attending the “Save America” rally Saturday night in Cullman, Alabama. Several thousand people gathered…
Washington State Employee Says Gov. Jay Inslee’s Vaccine Mandate is Demoralizing
By Matt McGregor A Washington state government worker said Gov. Jay Inslee’s vaccine mandate announcement was the “last straw” in a steady decline of morale within his department. On Aug.…
Mask, vaccine conflicts descend into violence and harassment
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, TERRY TANG and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ, Associated Press The Hawaii lieutenant governor watched in horror as protesters showed up outside his condo, yelled at him through…