(The Center Square) – Colorado must pay back legal fees after it was sued for a law banning abortion pill reversals, a federal court ruled this week. The state will pay $5.4 million in attorneys’ fees to Becket, a nonprofit legal advocacy group, which represented a Denver-area Catholic crisis pregnancy center in the lawsuit against the state. […]
(The Center Square) − Louisiana’s job market showed modest improvement over the past year, but the state’s economy remains mostly stagnant, an LSU Shreveport economist says. Louisiana’s unemployment rate fell to 4.3% in November, tied for 33rd among the 50 states and lower than the national rate of 4.6%, according to the U.S. Bureau of […]
The Heritage Foundation think tank is urging the federal government “to save and restore the American family,” kicking off the midterm election year with a call for conservatives to focus on domestic issues. Among its recommendations? A “marriage bootcamp,” designed to prepare cohabitating couples for marriage; a “universal day of rest” that would build upon […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Protests sweeping across Iran neared the two-week mark Saturday, with the country’s government acknowledging the ongoing demonstrations despite an intensifying crackdown and as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world. With the internet down in Iran and phone lines cut off, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has […]
WEST POINT, Mississippi (AP) — Authorities have charged a 24-year-old man with murder after six people were killed in a series of related shootings Friday night in northeast Mississippi. Clay County Chief Sheriff’s Deputy Steven Woodruff confirms Daricka M. Moore has been charged in the killings. He was booked into the Clay County jail before […]
A Biden-appointed federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump‘s funding threat regarding changes to states’ voting systems and voter registration forms. The judge, U.S. District Judge John Chun, ruled that Trump’s threat to pull funds from the Election Assistance Commission puts unconstitutional pressure on states. TRUMP FIRST YEAR REPORT CARD: A- PROMISE KEEPER OR […]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Rescuers detected signs of life in an avalanche of garbage that killed at least four workers and left more than 30 others missing Thursday in a central Philippines landfill and plan to intensify search efforts, an official said Saturday. Twelve workers have been rescued with injuries from the huge mound of garbage that […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian drone strike sparked a fire at an oil depot in Russia’s southern Volgograd region, officials said Saturday, after Russia launched a powerful hypersonic missile along with drones and other weapons that disrupted Kyiv’s power supply and heating. There were no immediate reports of casualties, Volgograd Gov. Andrei Bocharov was quoted as […]
The Department of Agriculture is nixing any federal awards to Minnesota as the state endures a reckoning with fraud and the Trump administration’s immigration agenda. Secretary Brooke Rollins said aid, around $130 million, will be withheld “until sufficient proof has been provided that the fraud has stopped.” TRUMP FIRST YEAR REPORT CARD: A- PROMISE KEEPER […]
February 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 20 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of a month. However, February’s payment will be issued on Jan. 30. When the first of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, SSI payments are issued […]
