Politics

Student loan payments start again soon. Supreme Court’s ruling means higher bills for many

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a good month, Celina Chanthanouvong has about $200 left after rent, groceries and car insurance.

Jun 30, 2023 4:26 PM Read more >

Wider than websites? LGBTQ+ advocates fear broader discrimination after Supreme Court ruling

A new U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing a Colorado Christian graphic artist to refuse to work with same-sex couples has LGBTQIA+ people across the country worried about just how far the consequences will reach.

Jun 30, 2023 4:23 PM Read more >

Supreme Court ruling brings bitterness for borrowers counting on student loan forgiveness

Whitney Jean Alim, a 27-year-old educator in Chicago, dreamed of buying a house sooner with the room in her budget from President Joe Biden's student loan cancellation plan.

Jun 30, 2023 4:12 PM Read more >

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Former Vice President Mike Pence, a Republican presidential candidate; Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Anne Milgram, administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency; Sens.

Jun 30, 2023 4:06 PM Read more >

Minnesota saw 20% jump in abortions last year, partly due to patients from restrictive states

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota recorded a 20% jump in abortions in 2022, partly because more patients are traveling from states that have banned or limited the procedure since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v.

Jun 30, 2023 4:01 PM Read more >

New California Assembly speaker pledges to tackle the state's biggest issues

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Assemblymember Robert Rivas was sworn in Friday as the next speaker of California's state Assembly, becoming the first lawmaker from a rural district to hold the powerful office in the state's modern history.

Jun 30, 2023 3:52 PM Read more >

DC promises a 'very, very robust' police presence to maintain public safety over July 4 holiday

WASHINGTON (AP) — With a flood of visitors and tourists expected, officials in the nation's capital are mobilizing additional police officers and dozens of teams of civilian peacekeepers in an attempt to keep rising violent crime rates from marring t

Jun 30, 2023 3:37 PM Read more >

Fox News reaches $12M settlement with former Tucker Carlson producer who testified in Dominion case

NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News will pay one of its former producers $12 million to settle her claims that she faced a discriminatory workplace and that the network coerced her into giving false or misleading testimony in Dominion Inc.

Jun 30, 2023 3:35 PM Read more >

State Department failed to plan or respond fast enough in Afghanistan collapse, new US report finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department failed to do enough planning before the collapse of the U.S.

Jun 30, 2023 3:31 PM Read more >

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro is barred from running for office until 2030

SAO PAULO (AP) — Far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was barred Friday from running for office again until 2030 after a panel of judges concluded that he abused his power and cast unfounded doubts on the country’s electronic voting sy

Jun 30, 2023 3:29 PM Read more >