Politics

A federal appeals court ruled late Thursday that bans on gender-affirming care for minors can continue in Tennessee and Kentucky.  The appeals court ruling overturns injunctions from lower courts earlier this year that blocked the sections of the states’ laws regarding gender-affirming care, citing sex discrimination. The court’s 2-1 decision states that Tennessee and Kentucky …

Appeals court rejects challenge to Tennessee, Kentucky gender-affirming care bans Read More »

AUSTIN (KXAN) – A team of researchers say they have observed a link between autism diagnosis in boys and their mothers drinking at least one diet soda daily or consuming an equivalent amount of the sweetener aspartame during pregnancy or while breastfeeding, according to a new study. In the study, the researchers at the University …

Study finds link between drinking some diet soda during pregnancy and autism in boys Read More »

Extremely heavy rains flooded much of New York City on Friday, freezing traffic and shutting down much of the city’s public transportation. The city experienced around 6 inches of rain on Friday, with more expected to fall Saturday. A nearly 8-inch daily rain figure at John F. Kennedy Airport is the most since at least …

Here’s how the flooding is impacting New York City’s public transit Read More »

The laws aim to prohibit social media companies from banning users based on political views, even if users violate platform policies.   The Supreme Court will consider whether the laws’ content moderation restrictions and their “individualized-explanation requirements” are compliant with the First Amendment. Any outcome at the Supreme Court could have resounding implications for online …

SCOTUS to tackle social media laws Read More »

The Energy Department issued its final efficiency rules for residential furnaces on Friday, which it projects will save Americans over $1.5 billion in heating expenses per year. The updated standards are set to take effect by the end of 2028. In November 2020, the Natural Resources Defense Council sued the Trump administration over missing a …

Biden administration updates furnace efficiency standards for first time in 16 years Read More »

More than two decades after his death, a suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of Tupac Shakur. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) arrested Duane “Keffe D” Davis on Friday as part of its long-running investigation into Shakur’s unsolved 1996 slaying, officials announced. The Associated Press was first to report news of …

Tupac Shakur slaying: Las Vegas police arrest suspect 27 years later Read More »

Former President Trump is slated to deliver remarks Friday afternoon at the California state Republican Party Convention in Anaheim. Trump will make his pitch to California Republicans in a bid to solidify his support in the GOP presidential primary contest that he has dominated for months. Crowds at state party conventions tend to be thick …

Watch live: Trump speaks at California GOP convention Read More »

The Texas Supreme Court has sided with four former staff members of Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), making way for their whistleblower lawsuit to commence. The Republican court rejected Paxton’s request to dismiss the lawsuit on Friday after the case was put on pause for a possible settlement. The whistleblowers, Blake Brickman, Mark Penley, David …

Court allows Paxton accusers’ lawsuit to proceed Read More »

Announcement from: Bob Cusack, Editor-in-Chief, The Hill: The Hill is excited to announce that Will Federman is the new Vice President of Audience and Content Strategy.  Since 2021, Will has been Senior Director of AP News and has also worked at TEGNA, Advance Local and Fortune.  At AP, Will helped build and design the AP’s first-party data …

Will Federman named Vice President of Audience and Content Strategy at The Hill Read More »

Fulton County, Ga., prosecutors in the sprawling racketeering case against former President Trump and 18 co-defendants indicated Friday that plea deals may be made available to some defendants soon. During a pretrial conference for defendants Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell, Judge Scott McAfee questioned prosecutors over whether the state intends to make any plea offers …

Fulton County prosecutors signal plea deals may be offered to Trump co-defendants Read More »