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Ruling clears Biden’s 2021 pause on new oil, gas leases

A judge’s order that forced the Biden administration to resume sales of oil and gas leases on federal land and waters has been lifted by a federal appeals court.

August 17, 2022 4:46 PM

National Politics

Giuliani faces grand jury in Georgia 2020 election probe

Rudy Giuliani has left an Atlanta courthouse after spending hours before a special grand jury investigating possible illegal attempts to influence the 2020 election in Georgia.

August 17, 2022 4:43 PM

National

Man indicted for homicide after Georgia boat crash kills 5

A Georgia man has been indicted on homicide charges after a Memorial Day weekend boat crash that killed five people.

August 17, 2022 4:39 PM

National

Man arrested in 3 highway shootings in Alabama, Georgia

A man has been arrested for three separate shootings Wednesday along Interstate 85 in Alabama and Georgia.

August 17, 2022 4:36 PM

North Carolina attorney general fights campaign ad probe

The campaign committee for North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has asked a federal appeals court to block enforcement of a seldom-used libel law amid an investigation into one of the attorney general’s 2020 political ads.

August 17, 2022 4:35 PM

National Politics

Pence tells GOP to stop lashing out at FBI over Trump search

Former Vice President Mike Pence is imploring fellow Republicans to stop lashing out at the FBI over the search of Donald Trump’s Florida home.

August 17, 2022 4:30 PM

National

BofA CEO: Struggling Americans feel they are in a recession

The CEO of Bank of America said the recent debate over whether the U.S. economy is technically in a recession or not is missing the point.

August 17, 2022 4:25 PM

National

Fire hits vacant Grossinger’s hotel, once a Catskills jewel

A fire consumed a building at the site of the long-closed Grossinger’s resort, once among the most storied and glamorous hotels in New York’s Catskills.

August 17, 2022 4:23 PM

National

Judge reinstates North Carolina’s 20-week abortion ban

A federal judge has ruled that abortions are no longer legal after 20 weeks of pregnancy in North Carolina.

August 17, 2022 4:17 PM

World

Blasts in Crimea underscore Russian forces’ vulnerability

A spate of explosions and fires has turned Russian-occupied Crimea from a secure rear base into a new battleground in the war, demonstrating both the Russians’ vulnerability and the Ukrainians’ capacity to strike deep behind enemy lines.

August 17, 2022 4:17 PM

National

Kansas City mayor sues Missouri over police funding law

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas is suing the state of Missouri over a new law requiring the city to increase funding for its police department.

August 17, 2022 4:17 PM

National

Judge: Pharmacies owe 2 Ohio counties $650M in opioids suit

A federal judge in Cleveland has awarded $650 million in damages to two Ohio counties that sued pharmacy chains CVS, Walgreens and Walmart saying their opioid distribution policies created a public nuisance.

August 17, 2022 4:09 PM

National

Youth mental health is in crisis. Are schools doing enough?

This year’s back-to-school season will restore a degree of pre-pandemic normalcy.

August 17, 2022 4:06 PM

National

Wind energy boom and golden eagles collide in the US West

The rush to build wind farms to combat climate change is colliding with preservation of one of the U.S. West’s most spectacular predators, the golden eagle.

August 17, 2022 4:06 PM

National Politics

Party labels among topics in WA secretary of state debate

Democratic Secretary of State Steve Hobbs and nonpartisan Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson met for their first debate ahead of the November election.

August 17, 2022 3:58 PM

National

S.C. court blocks abortion law as Senate considers new one

The South Carolina “fetal heartbeat” law banning abortion around six weeks is no longer in effect after the state Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily blocked it.

August 17, 2022 3:58 PM

National

Stocks slip on Wall Street, erasing weekly gains for S&P 500

Stocks closed lower on Wall Street, led by drops in big technology companies and erasing the S&P 500′s gains for the week.

August 17, 2022 3:52 PM

National

Bank of America’s overdraft fees down 90% under new policy

Bank of America says the revenue it gets from overdrafts has dropped 90% from a year ago, after the bank reduced overdraft fees to $10 from $35 and eliminated fees for bounced checks.

August 17, 2022 3:46 PM

National

Giant sharks once roamed the seas, feasting on huge meals

New research suggests that a giant shark that roamed the oceans millions of years ago could devour a creature the size of a killer whale in just five bites.

August 17, 2022 3:44 PM