A Florida hospital drops its lawsuit against a woman who refused to leave the facility
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida hospital has dropped its lawsuit seeking to evict a patient who refused to vacate a room for months after she was discharged because, the hospital said, she finally left. Tallahassee Memorial
Mark Sanford makes a last-minute bid to return to Congress — again — in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina congressman and governor whose political ascendency was stalled by a 2009 affair, wants to return to Congress — again. Just hours ahead of the deadline to do
US reopens embassy in Venezuela months after military operation to remove Maduro
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has formally reopened its embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, after the restoration of full diplomatic relations with the South American country following the Trump administration’s ouster of then-President Nicolas Maduro in early
Some wait times at airport bottlenecks are easing with TSA paychecks promised
After weeks of chaos in U.S. airports, the Transportation Safety Administration said the first paychecks in weeks are being sent as early as Monday to its workers, giving the beleaguered aviation system a boost of optimism. Wait
US lawmakers express support for stalled Taiwan special defense budget
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The United States supports efforts by Taiwan’s government to pass a $40 billion special defense budget that is being stalled in the opposition-controlled parliament, a group of visiting U.S. lawmakers said Monday in
The Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Birthright Citizenship Case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing arguments on Wednesday over whether President Trump’s order, signed on Jan. 20, 2025, his first day back in office, comports with the post-Civil War 14th Amendment and an 86-year-old
US lawmaker presses SEC’s top official after enforcement director quits
By Chris Prentice and Marisa Taylor NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal on Monday pressed Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins for answers about the sudden departure of the agency’s top
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arkansas’ primary runoff elections
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Arkansas Republicans with competing visions on how best to implement President Donald Trump’s agenda to overhaul elections and voting will vie for their party’s nomination for the state’s top elections job on Tuesday.
In their words: What judges have said about birthright citizenship
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal courts have uniformly blocked President Donald Trump’s order seeking to end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to someone in the country illegally or temporarily. The Supreme Court is hearing
US Department of Labor issues 401k guidelines on private assets
March 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Labor on Monday issued long-awaited proposed new rules intended to clarify how trustees can add alternative assets ranging from private equity to cryptocurrencies to 401(k) retirement plans. The measure,