(The Center Square) – A bill raising the eligible age for elderly parole passed unanimously in the California Assembly on Thursday amid calls to redefine what really constitutes “elderly” in the 21st

(The Center Square) – Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass signed a nearly $15 billion budget Thursday.

(The Center Square) - The official steering Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s signature program to build 4,000 new units of temporary housing for the homeless is leaving his position.

(The Center Square) – Patients' rights groups are praising President Donald Trump’s announcement of drug price transparency expansion as the first step toward price transparency in healthcare, stating

On the morning of April 30, the Spanish website Diario Red and the television channel Canal Red began to release a series of leaked audio recordings between powerful right-wing figures in the Americas

The Justice Department has reportedly launched a criminal investigation into the writer E. Jean Carroll, who successfully sued Donald Trump twice, for sexual abuse and defamation. According to CNN, Th

Colombian mercenaries accused of committing war crimes in Sudan were trained on military bases in the United Arab Emirates, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch. The group’s investi

Right now, tens of thousands of Americans with end-stage kidney disease spend years waiting for a viable transplant, which are rare and mostly come from deceased organ donors or patients' family membe

After a woman gave birth in a New York City courtroom earlier this month, New York lawmakers are pushing for anti-shackling bills that would strengthen protections for pregnant prisoners and women in

"Our seniors should not pay property taxes," says Rep. Nancy Mace (R–S.C.).

The United States is prepared to provide US$100 million in humanitarian assistance to Cuba, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on May 13, 2026.

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Americans don’t need a press release to know that inflation is rising. Gasoline is above $4 per gallon amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and the release

Deep below the ocean surface, at roughly the depth of 130 five-story buildings stacked end to end, a robot has unfurled a protest sign that reads: “LISTEN TO THE SCIENCE!” A Greenpeace rem

The Rio Grande near Las Cruces, New Mexico.

As a college sophomore with an internet connection during the Obama era, I was instantly intrigued by the promise of the new direct-to-consumer clothing brand Everlane. I don’t remember how or when I

Brazil’s Congress has passed a bill prohibiting environmental agencies from using satellite images to restrict the commercial use of illegally deforested lands. Instead, areas suspected of illegal def

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Transit providers and advocates say the millage would help close service gaps for communities without SMART bus service.

California's onerous and easily exploitable environmental review law is being pushed to new levels of absurdity by unionized state workers who are threatening to use it to block Gov. Gavin Newsom's re

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Out of the USD 1.42 billion required for Somalia’s intervention plan, only USD 288 million was allocated

In Volusia County, Florida, Lindsey Isaacs was arrested and charged with eight felony counts, including vehicular homicide, leaving the scene of a deadly crash, and reckless driving, after investigato

A high-ranking government official has sexual relations in the workplace on multiple occasions. An article of fabric is stained. The official is asked about what happened and lies during an official i