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White House’s Kenya state dinner takeaways: Orchids and Obama cameo

World
David Turner

Kenya State dinner Jill Biden hosted a preview before Thursday’s White House State Dinner for President William Ruto and First Lady Rachel ...

Free COVID-19 vaccine Bridge Access Program expiring soon

Health
Rachel Carter

New COVID-19 variants, nicknamed FLiRT, found in wastewater, says CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning the public of ...

Amid FAFSA crisis, Federal Student Aid chief Richard Cordray steps down

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Richard Cordray, the official in charge of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, will step down at the end ...

Delta-8 gummies and vapes sales soared, so did poison calls

Business
Jessica Roberts

Recreational marijuana remains illegal in about half of the U.S. as products that deliver a similar high gain popularity in some of ...

Kingston man sentenced to prison for involvement in January 6 riot

U.S.
Amanda Smith

A Kingston man was sentenced to more than 7 years in federal prison Wednesday after his conviction for taking part in the ...

AOC warns Democratic support won’t be ‘free’ as Johnson faces threat

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Speaker Johnson says spending deal remains in place House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted that the spending deal remains in place, despite pressure ...

Is the Shirley Chisholm Netflix movie true?

Entertainment
Laura Davis

Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman elected to Congress, and a new movie is telling her story. “Shirley,” out now on ...

US Congress struggling to reach spending deal to avert weekend shutdown

Politics
Amanda Smith

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A fractured U.S. Congress struggled behind the scenes on Wednesday to produce a massive spending bill ...

Data release shows Inflation stayed high

Business
Jessica Roberts

US inflation tops forecasts for a second month The core consumer price index, which excludes food and energy costs, increased 0.4% from ...

‘Chaotic’ US Congress faces whirlwind of shutdown, impeachment, border fights

Politics
Amanda Smith

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress lurches into a new week of political chaos on Monday, as lawmakers struggle ...