Plaintiffs won’t revive federal lawsuit over Tennessee’s redistricting maps

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A group of Tennessee voting and civil rights advocates says it won’t refile a federal lawsuit alleging the state’s U.S. House map and boundaries for the state Senate amount to unconstitutional racial gerrymandering.

Torrential rains flood North Carolina mountains and create risk of dam failure

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Days of torrential rains in North Carolina culminating with tropical downpours from what was what Hurricane Helene have officials keeping a close eye on a major dam, the two main interstates in the

Biden approves major disaster declaration for northeastern Vermont for late July flooding

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for the severe flooding that hit northeastern Vermont in late July. The declaration makes federal funding available to help communities and individuals in Caledonia,

Ex-regulator wants better protection for young adult gamblers, including uniform betting age

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s former top gambling regulator with a nationwide reputation for strengthening oversight of the industry to make it safer says rules need to be toughened to protect young adults from developing

Iranian operatives charged in the US with hacking Donald Trump’s presidential campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges Friday against three Iranian operatives suspected of hacking Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and disseminating stolen information to media organizations. The three accused hackers were employed by Iran’s paramilitary

5 people killed in a 4-vehicle chain reaction crash on central Utah highway

PRICE, Utah (AP) — Five people were killed in a four-vehicle chain reaction crash in central Utah, the Utah Highway Patrol said. The driver of an SUV who was pulling onto U.S. Highway 6 near Price on

Netanyahu, at UN, vows that Israel will keep ‘degrading Hezbollah’ until its objectives are met

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — His leadership strained by conflicts on two fronts, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders at the United Nations on Friday that his nation will “continue degrading Hezbollah” until achieving its goals

White House urges union, employers to negotiate for new ports contract

(Reuters) – The Biden administration is urging the union and employers to negotiate in good faith and quickly to reach a new contract deal ahead of a potential strike at ports on Tuesday, a White House official

Proposed Biden Chinese car tech ban could cut up to 25,000 US auto sales

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Commerce Department said Friday that new rules proposed to ban Chinese connected vehicles and key Chinese software and vehicle hardware in American cars could cut U.S. auto sales by up to 25,841 vehicles

Takeaways on AP’s story about challenges to forest recovery and replanting after wildfires

The U.S. is struggling to replant forests destroyed by increasingly intense wildfires, with many areas unlikely to recover on their own. Researchers are studying which species are likely to survive — and where — as climate change