A Healthy Baby boy for Prince Harry and Meghan
LONDON (AP) - A beaming Prince Harry says he and his wife Meghan have a healthy baby boy. Harry says he's "incredibly proud" of his wife after she gave birth early Monday…
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Proposed Texas Bill Would ban Food Stamp use on Soda, Energy Drinks, Junk Food
AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 35 ORLANDO) - A bill being proposed in Texas would ban food stamp recipients from using their benefits to buy 'junk food,' including soda and energy drinks. The bill, H.B. No. 4364, filed by Rep. Brisco Caine,…
Trump Fed choice Stephen Moore withdraws amid controversy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says his pick for the Federal Reserve board, conservative commentator Stephen Moore, has withdrawn from contention. The decision comes amid controversy over Moore’s past writings about women. He lost Republican support in the Senate,…
Two Dead, Motive Unclear in North Carolina Campus Shooting
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A student with a pistol and no immediately apparent motive killed two people and wounded four others at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte before campus police disarmed and arrested him, authorities said. The campus police chief…
More States aim to Knock air out of Festive Balloon Launches
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The tradition of releasing balloons at weddings, birthdays and memorials may soon get deflated by lawmakers in more than half a dozen states. Environmental groups want to put the kibosh on the tradition that has…
Remembering The Role The Weather Played In The Husky Superior Refinery Explosion
SUPERIOR, Wisc. -- Many of us will never forget the fear and nervousness as the evacuation zone continued to grow last year on April 26th Husky Refinery explosion. The National Weather…
Trump Tells NRA he’s Withdrawing From Arms Trade Treaty
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says the U.S. has decided to withdraw its support for a treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar global arms trade. Trump said Friday that he has decided to revoke…
CDC Warns Blood-Sucking ‘Kissing bug’ Spreading North
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A blood-sucking bug that can spread disease and is nicknamed for biting people around their mouths has been sighted in Colorado. The Coloradoan reports the Centers for Disease…
Ex-Vice President Biden Launches 2020 Presidential Campaign
WASHINGTON-Joe Biden has formally entered the 2020 race for president. The vice president under President Barack Obama made the announcement in a video released Thursday morning. The move marks what will likely be the 76-year-old's final opportunity to seek a…
US Measles Cases hit Highest Mark in 25 Years
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. measles cases in 2019 have climbed to their highest level in 25 years in a resurgence largely attributed to misinformation that is turning parents against vaccines. New…
Ground Beef Likely Cause of 10-State E. Coli Outbreak
DULUTH, Minn. - The E. coli outbreak in the U.S. has spread to ten states. Federal officials now say more than 150 people have been infected with the disease. The illness is linked to tainted ground beef eaten at home…
Walgreens to Hike Minimum age for Store Tobacco Sales
(AP) - Walgreens has decided to raise its minimum age for tobacco sales several weeks after a top federal official chastised the drugstore chain for violating laws restricting access to cigarettes and other products. Walgreens said Tuesday that it will…
US Expands Probe Into air bag Failures to 12.3M Vehicles
DETROIT (AP) - U.S. auto safety regulators have expanded an investigation into malfunctioning air bag controls to include 12.3 million vehicles because the bags may not inflate in a crash. As many as five deaths are blamed on the problem.…
Medicare, Social Security Face Shaky Fiscal Futures
WASHINGTON (AP) — The financial condition of the government’s bedrock retirement programs for middle- and working-class Americans remains shaky, with Medicare pointed toward insolvency by 2026, according to a report Monday by the government’s overseers of Medicare and Social Security.…
Van Explodes Outside Bombed Sri Lanka Church
COLOMBO (AP) - Terror continues in Sri Lanka Monday after a van explodes outside the same church targeted in yesterday’s deadly Easter attacks. A Sri Lankan television crew…
