Hit by a ransomware attack? Your payment may be deductible
As ransomware attacks surge, the FBI is doubling down on its guidance to affected businesses: Don’t pay the cybercriminals.
Fierce Capitol attacks on police in newly released videos
Videos released under court order provide a chilling new look at the chaos at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, including body camera footage that shows a man charging at a police officer with a flagpole.
Conservative activists heckle Pence at conference in Florida
Some attendees at a conference in Florida for conservative activists heckled former Vice President Mike Pence during a speech.
Scott meets with entrepreneurs in Doral, blames Biden for inflation
Sen. Rick Scott met privately with business owners on Friday in Miami-Dade County’s city of Doral.
EXPLAINER: What is the Catholic Communion controversy?
A committee of U.S. Catholic bishops is getting to work on a policy document that has stirred controversy among their colleagues before a word of it has even been written.
Appeals court upholds FCC subsidy ban for Huawei purchases
A federal appeals court has refused to hear Chinese tech giant Huawei’s request to throw out a rule used to bar rural phone carriers on national security grounds from using government funds to purchase its equipment.
11 U.S. mayors commit to develop reparations pilot projects
A group of 11 U.S. mayors has pledged to pay reparations for slavery to a small group of Black residents in their cities.
Federal holiday pressures companies to give Juneteenth off
The declaration of Juneteenth as a federal holiday is putting the pressure on more U.S. companies to give their employees the day off, accelerating a movement that took off last year in response to the racial justice protests that swept the country.
Biden objects to raising gas tax to pay for infrastructure
The White House is making clear that President Joe Biden is opposed to letting the federal gasoline tax rise at the rate of inflation to help pay for an infrastructure package that a bipartisan group of 21 senators is trying to craft.
Biden promotes milestone of 300M vaccine shots in 150 days
President Joe Biden took a cautious victory lap Friday in his quest to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control, announcing that 300 million vaccine shots have been administered in the 150 days since he took office.
US Catholic bishops OK steps toward possible rebuke of Biden
U.S. Catholic bishops have overwhelmingly approved the drafting of a “teaching document” that many of them hope will rebuke Catholic politicians, including President Joe Biden, for receiving Communion despite their support for abortion rights.
Declaration of Juneteenth holiday sparks scramble in states
Congress and President Joe Biden acted with unusual swiftness this week in approving Juneteenth as a national holiday.
Biden promotes milestone of 300M vaccine shots in 150 days
President Joe Biden is marking another milestone in his quest to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control.
Study: Texas bases lead Army posts in risk of sexual assault
A new study finds that female soldiers at Army bases in Texas, Colorado, Kansas and Kentucky face a greater risk of sexual assault and harassment than those at other posts, accounting for more than a third of all active duty Army women sexually assaulted in 2018.
Republicans point to inflation in bid to retake Congress
Gas prices have soared passed $3 per gallon.
Can we talk? Gannett promotes effort at bridging gaps
The Gannett media company is promoting an effort to get Americans who live on either side of the ideological divide to talk to each other.
NYC mayoral primary will be big test for ranked vote system
Voters will likely pick the next mayor of New York City in a Democratic primary next week.
Virginia marijuana legalization timetable has many confused
The date for legalizing marijuana possession is drawing near in Virginia, and people have questions.
Biden's silence on executions adds to death penalty disarray
Activists widely expected Joe Biden to take swift action against the death penalty as the first sitting president to oppose capital punishment, but the White House has been mostly silent.
Las Vegas pushes land swap to balance growth, conservation
Cities in the U.S. West are preparing for considerable growth in the coming decades despite a historic drought and shrinking water supplies.
Convention circuit of delusion gives forum for election lies
For a few hours last weekend, thousands of Donald Trump’s loyal supporters came together under the blazing sun in a field in Western Wisconsin to live in an alternate reality where the former president was still in office — or would soon return.
Senator: Military justice changes must go beyond sex cases
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is on the brink of success in her yearslong campaign to get sexual assault cases removed from the military chain of command.
GOP needs new health care target; 'Obamacare' survives again
The Supreme Court’s latest rejection of a Republican effort to dismantle “Obamacare” is another sign that the GOP must look beyond repealing that law if it wants to hone the nation’s health care problems into a winning political issue.
Back home: Biden has daunting to-do list after European tour
President Joe Biden is facing a formidable to-do list now that he’s back from his eight-day trip to Europe.
Black Americans laud Juneteenth holiday, say more work ahead
Black Americans are rejoicing after President Joe Biden signed legislation establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday.
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar to Nicaraguan president: ‘You cannot oppress your people’
Miami U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar said on Thursday that there is a bipartisan effort in Congress to put more pressure on a dictator in Central America with new sanctions.
Heated debate before US Catholic bishops vote on Communion
U.S. Catholic bishops have debated heatedly over how to address concerns about Catholic politicians, including President Joe Biden, who continue to receive Communion despite supporting abortion rights.