Arkansas state legislature overrides governor's veto on transgender health care bill
dlewis33/iStock (LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) — The Arkansas state legislature voted Tuesday to override a veto by Gov. Asa Hutchinson on a bill that would ban gender-affirming treatments for transgender youths in the state. The House voted 71-24,
Biden to call for states to make all Americans eligible for vaccine by April 19
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday will call for states and cities to allow all Americans to be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination by April 19, two weeks
House Democrats to target 22 districts in next year's midterms
uschools/iStock (WASHINGTON) — House Democrats have outlined their offensive for the 2022 midterm elections, targeting 22 districts that could likely change once the House map is reshaped by the decennial redistricting process in the coming months. Ahead
Wealth of world's billionaires rose $5 trillion amid pandemic, Forbes list finds
JuSun/iStock (NEW YORK) — Despite a global pandemic and economic downturn, the total wealth of the world’s richest has increased by more than $5 trillion over the past year, according to data compiled by Forbes for its
Man in car with George Floyd the day he died doesn't want to testify
BCFC/iStock (MINNEAPOLIS) — A key witness in the trial of Derek Chauvin is threatening to invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination because his lawyer contends anything he says about his alleged drug activity with George Floyd
After the death of Marvin Scott in a Texas jail, advocates point to disparities over marijuana arrests
Courtesy Lee Merritt (ALLEN, Texas) — The arrest and shocking death of Marvin Scott III in police custody have put a spotlight again on the racial disparities for marijuana arrests. Scott, a 26-year-old Black man, was arrested
Biden to call for states to make all Americans eligible for vaccine by April 19
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday will call for states and cities to allow all Americans to be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination by April 19, two weeks
Permanent resident who hoped Biden would be his 'miracle' is set to be deported
Maria Rodriguez (WASHINGTON) — Kelvin Silva, 44, hoped President Joe Biden would take a different stance than his predecessor by not deporting him. “We just need a miracle,” Silva told ABC News in December. “I’m depending and
Gunmen free nearly 2,000 inmates in attack on Nigerian prison
beyhanyazar/iStock (LONDON) — Nearly 2,000 inmates have escaped from a prison in southeastern Nigeria after heavily armed gunmen attacked the facility, authorities said. The massive jailbreak occurred before dawn on Monday in Owerri, the capital of Imo
Two injured in shooting near Fort Detrick in Maryland, Navy suspect killed after entering military base: Officials
vmargineanu/iStock (FREDERICK, Md.) — Two people are in critical condition after a shooting near Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland, on Tuesday morning. Police were called for an active shooter situation at 8:20 a.m. in the Riverside Tech