Author: Pauline Edwards

The Department of Justice (DOJ) cautioned Iowa on Friday that the state will be sued if it enforces an immigration law that prohibits individuals from being in the state if they were previously refused entry into the United States. The DOJ informed Iowa’s top state officials, Gov. Kim Reynolds and the state Attorney General…

National Bank’s analysis suggests the case could ‘result in a much larger fine than initially contemplated’

How a feeble geomagnetic field might have unexpectedly spurred the development of complex life on Earth.

The Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet program is organizing a live demonstration of an airborne terminal in 2025

A New Hampshire jury has found the state responsible for mistreatment at its youth detention center and has given $38 million to a former resident who alleges he was physically and sexually assaulted as a teenager. However, the state says its law requires the amount to be reduced to $475,000. David Meehan’s legal action against the state was the first of more than 1,100 to be filed and the first to go to trial. In the ruling on Friday, jurors found the state’s negligence in hiring, training, and overseeing employees allowed his mistreatment. The state is prosecuting 11 former workers, including those who Meehan accused.

Centrist Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) is blasting the Biden administration’s new interpretation of which vehicles can qualify for electric vehicle tax credits — saying it gives too much leeway for batteries containing Chinese materials. “The Administration has made clear from Day 1 of implementing the consumer electric vehicle tax credit in the Inflation Reduction…

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) criticized Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) attempt to remove Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as “silly,” but also praised him as a “strong” conservative. “I think it is silly,” Cruz said during an appearance on RealClearPolitics’ radio show. “I think it is seriously counterproductive. I think Mike Johnson is a strong conservative…

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) poked back at Mick Jagger Thursday night after the Rolling Stones frontman knocked his policies during a performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Thursday. “We’re a welcoming crowd, aren’t we?” Jagger said to the crowd, per NBC’s local affiliate. “I hope Mr. Landry is enjoying the show.…

Pottstown Police Chief Mick Markovich said on Friday that one person has been arrested after a shooting on Beech Street in Pottstown on Thursday night around 9 p.m.

CHRISTINA LARSON (AP Science Writer) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, remnants of Halley’s comet, peaks this weekend. And with just a waning crescent moon in the sky, it should be visible. The Eta Aquarids occur every year in early May. This year’s peak activity happens early Sunday with an expected 10 to […]