A new mystery firm enters Trump’s orbit, rekindling criticism of his presidential campaign spending
WASHINGTON (AP) — Launchpad Strategies was incorporated less than a year ago and has since received $15 million from Donald Trump’s election fundraising machine. For what is mostly a mystery. Campaign finance records indicate the limited liability
US suicides held steady in 2023 — at a very high level
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. suicides last year remained at about the highest level in the nation’s history, preliminary data suggests. A little over 49,300 suicide deaths were reported in 2023, according to provisional data from the
West Virginia’s new drug czar was once addicted to opioids himself
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s new drug czar has a very personal reason for wanting to end the state’s opioid crisis: He was once addicted to prescription painkillers himself. Dr. Stephen Loyd, who has been treating
Zelenskyy is visiting the White House as a partisan divide grows over Ukraine war
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is visiting Washington on Thursday as U.S. support for his country’s fight against Russia faces a partisan reckoning in this year’s presidential election. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee
Get your Narcan! Old newspaper boxes are being used to distribute overdose reversal drug
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — For decades, Jeff Card’s family company was known for manufacturing the once ubiquitous tin boxes where people could buy newspapers on the street. Today, reach into one of his containers and you may
Senate confirms commander of US Army forces in the Pacific after Tuberville drops objections
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed a new commander of U.S. Army forces in the Pacific after Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville dropped his objections and allowed a quick vote on the nomination. Tuberville had blocked Lt.
Federal lawsuit challenging mask ban in suburban New York county dismissed
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday dismissed a federal lawsuit challenging a suburban New York ban on wearing masks in public except for health and religious reasons. The class action lawsuit was filed last
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill to help Black families reclaim taken land
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have helped Black families reclaim or be compensated for property that was unjustly taken by the government. The bill would have created a
NYC mayor expects to be charged with crimes ‘based on lies’; won’t resign
(Reuters) – New York City Mayor Eric Adams said on Wednesday he expects to be charged with criminal offenses by the federal government that he said were “based on lies” and he vowed not to resign if
Russia’s adaptability to US sanctions stymied their effectiveness, economists say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Waves of sanctions imposed by the Biden administration after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine haven’t inflicted the devastating blow to Moscow’s economy that some had expected. In a new report, two researchers are offering reasons
