Hot air balloon struck Indiana power lines, burning three people in basket
LOWELL, Ind. (AP) — A hot air balloon struck power lines before crashing to the ground over the weekend in northwestern Indiana, injuring the pilot and the two passengers, officials said Tuesday. The balloon contacted the power
Biden rolls out migration order that aims to shut down asylum requests, after months of anticipation
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled plans to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as the White House tries to neutralize immigration as a political liability ahead of
Nebraska funeral home discovers hospice patient was still alive hours after being declared dead
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska funeral home discovered that a 74-year-old hospice patient who was declared dead by her nursing home two hours earlier was actually still alive, so workers started CPR and she was rushed
Wisconsin attorney general files felony charges against attorneys, aide who worked for Trump in 2020
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed felony forgery charges Tuesday against two attorneys and an aide who helped submit paperwork falsely saying that former President Donald Trump had won the battleground state in
Conservative University of Wisconsin regent resigns after initially refusing to step down
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative University of Wisconsin regent who originally refused to step down even though his term was over has resigned, clearing the way for his successor named by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to
Green Thumb explores potential merger with Boston Beer, WSJ reports
(Reuters) – Cannabis producer Green Thumb Industries has expressed an interest in merging with U.S.-based brewer Boston Beer, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing a letter sent to Boston Beer founder Jim Koch. In the
Black workers sue General Mills over discrimination at Georgia plant
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – General Mills has been sued by eight Black employees who accused the food company of tolerating decades of racism at a suburban Atlanta plant led by white managers known as the Good
Rural pharmacies fill a health care gap in the US. Owners say it’s getting harder to stay open
Basin Pharmacy fills more than prescriptions in rural northern Wyoming. It’s also the key health care access point for the town of about 1,300 people and the surrounding area. It sells catheters, colostomy supplies and diabetic testing
In cities across the US, Black and Latino neighborhoods have less access to pharmacies
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Parts of the north side of Montgomery are defined by what it has lost: restaurants, grocery stores and a convenient pharmacy, the latter of which closed five years ago. People who still live
Garland to slam attacks on the Justice Department, telling lawmakers: ‘I will not be intimidated’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland will forcefully rebuke what he described as “unprecedented” attacks on the Justice Department Tuesday, telling Republicans who have sought to hold him in contempt that he will “not be intimidated.”