Georgia’s governor has signed a law to exempt federal crop insurance and disaster payments following Hurricane Helene damage from Georgia state income taxes
North Carolina lawmakers focus on guns, immigration and parental rights ahead of a key deadline
Gun access, parental rights and responses to illegal immigration proved recurring topics in legislation approved by at least one North Carolina General Assembly chamber before a key deadline during the two-year session
Suit challenges new rules on children in federal custody who crossed into US
Two advocacy groups have filed a federal lawsuit asking the courts to halt new Trump Administration vetting procedures for reuniting children who crossed into the U.S. without their parents
Alabama sets a June date for its 5th execution using nitrogen gas
Alabama plans to carry out its latest execution using nitrogen gas next month
Iranian student in Alabama to self-deport despite withdrawal of initial charge
An attorney for an Iranian mechanical engineering student at the University of Alabama says he has decided to self-deport despite the government dropping a charge behind his initial arrest
Justice Sonia Sotomayor says lawyers should stand up and fight amid turmoil in nation’s legal system
Justice Sonia Sotomayor says lawyers should stand up and fight in battles faced by the nation's legal system
Judge to hear arguments over whether LA prosecutor should be kicked off Menendez case
Attorneys for Erik and Lyle Menendez will make their case to a judge that Los Angeles prosecutors should be removed from the resentencing case for the brothers
Leo XIV’s brother recalls feeling of ‘disbelief’ over his sibling becoming pope
When white smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel revealing that a new pope had been chosen, John Prevost turned on his television in Illinois and watched in awe as his brother’s name was announced
Scientists find ‘mutant’ gene behind foul-smelling species of wild ginger
Small genetic changes in enzyme that prevents bad breath in humans lead to sulphurous scent in some asarum With a smell of rotting flesh the flowers of certain species of wild ginger are unlikely to be used in a wedding bouquet – although they are irresistible to carrion-loving flies. Now...
Weatherwatch: How AI could offer faster, affordable weather forecasting
Researchers say AI could give every developing country a vital early warning system of extreme events Weather forecasting has gradually been getting more and more sophisticated. It has also got far more important as the climate gets more unpredictable and extreme events threaten to cause massive economic damage and loss...