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Grand jury rejects case revival against New York Attorney General Letitia James, sources say
Sarah N. Lynch and Andrew Goudsward, Reuters | Posted Dec. 4 - 7:24 p.m. | Save Story
A federal grand jury on Thursday rejected prosecutors' attempt to revive a criminal case against New York Attorney General Letitia James, two sources familiar with the matter said.
Weekly jobless claims dive to a more than 3-year low
Lucia Mutikani, Reuters | Posted Dec. 4 - 7:13 p.m. | Save Story
The number of Americans filing jobless claims fell to a more than three-year low last week, allaying fears of a sharp deterioration in labor market conditions after independent surveys showed losses in November.
Appeals court allows National Guard deployment in DC to continue
Jan Wolfe and Jack Queen, Reuters | Posted Dec. 4 - 7:08 p.m. | Save Story
An appeals court on Thursday handed a victory to President Donald Trump, pausing a lower court order that would have ended the deployment of the National Guard in Washington in coming days.
Supreme Court revives pro-Republican Texas voting map
John Kruzel, Reuters | Posted Dec. 4 - 4:48 p.m. | Save Story
The Supreme Court revived on Thursday a redrawn Texas electoral map designed to add more Republicans to the House of Representatives, boosting President Donald Trump's quest for his party to keep control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections.
Virginia man charged with planting pipe bombs on eve of Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot
Jana Winter, Sarah N. Lynch, Andrew Goudsward and Costas Pitas, Reuters | Posted Dec. 4 - 4:28 p.m. | Save Story
The FBI arrested a 30-year-old Virginia man and charged him on Thursday with planting a pair of pipe bombs in Washington the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol.
Video of US military strike shows survivors in 'clear distress,' lawmaker says
Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart and Patricia Zengerle, Reuters | Updated Dec. 4 - 2:09 p.m. | Save Story
A senior lawmaker said a video shown to lawmakers Thursday of a military strike against a suspected drug vessel was "one of the most troubling things" he had seen as it showed survivors in clear distress when they were killed.
Probe reports Waymo self-driving cars illegally passed school buses 19 times in Texas
David Shepardson, Reuters | Posted Dec. 4 - 12:44 p.m. | Save Story
A federal agency said Thursday it has asked Waymo to answer more questions after Texas officials said the Alphabet unit's self-driving vehicles had illegally passed school buses 19 times since the start of the school year.
Kennedy advisers delay vote on dropping hepatitis B vaccine recommendation
Mariam Sunny and Michael Erman, Reuters | Updated Dec. 4 - 11:58 a.m. | Save Story
Vaccine advisers to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday delayed a vote by a day on whether to scrap a broad recommendation for the hepatitis B vaccine for children.
How Utah Rep. Blake Moore helped craft the idea of a 'Trump Account'
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 4 - 11:33 a.m. | Save Story
The newly created "Trump Accounts," a children's savings account that accumulate interest until they become adults, received a boost this week, providing an extra cushion to an idea from Utah Rep. Blake Moore.
Steve Cropper, whose guitar and producing helped define Southern soul, dies at 84
Brad Brooks, Reuters | Posted Dec. 4 - 10:06 a.m. | Save Story
Steve Cropper, a storied guitarist, songwriter and producer who helped define the Southern soul sound at legendary Memphis music label Stax Records, died on Wednesday in Nashville.
Obamacare subsidies are about to expire. Congress doesn't have a plan yet
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 4 - 7:15 a.m. | Save Story
Lawmakers in both the House and Senate met behind closed doors on Tuesday to discuss how to avoid a surge in health care premium costs at the end of this year when a slate of COVID-era Obamacare subsidies expire.
Trump administration orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa
Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters | Updated Dec. 4 - 6:51 a.m. | Save Story
The Trump administration on Wednesday announced increased vetting of applicants for H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, with an internal State Department memo saying that anyone involved in "censorship" of free speech be considered for rejection.
Nearly 40 babies sickened in infant botulism outbreak tied to contaminated formula
Jonel Aleccia, Associated Press | Updated Dec. 3 - 10:03 p.m. | Save Story
Nearly 40 babies have been sickened in an infant botulism outbreak tied to contaminated formula, federal health officials say.
Shredded cheese sold in dozens of states recalled due to potential metal fragment contamination
Michelle Chapman, Associated Press | Updated Dec. 3 - 9:31 p.m. | Save Story
There is a recall for more than 260,000 cases of shredded cheese sold in 31 states and Puerto Rico because of the potential for metal fragment contamination, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
Pentagon review faults Hegseth over Signal messages on Yemen strikes
Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali, Reuters | Posted Dec. 3 - 7:37 p.m. | Save Story
A Pentagon investigation has faulted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for using Signal on his personal device to transmit sensitive information about planned strikes in Yemen.
Spotify Wrapped 2025 is here. Bad Bunny has dethroned Taylor Swift as most-streamed artist
Maria Sherman, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 3 - 6:07 p.m. | Save Story
The holiday season is here, and so is Spotify Wrapped — which showed Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny named as its most-played artist for a fourth time, dethroning Taylor Swift.
Ghislaine Maxwell will make new plea to judge to let her out of prison
Kara Scannell, CNN | Updated Dec. 3 - 5:46 p.m. | Save Story
Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend who was convicted of recruiting young girls into sex trafficking, is planning to ask a judge to release her from prison, according to a new court filing.
Next steps for Ukraine talks unclear after Moscow meeting, Trump says
Dmitry Antonov and Steve Holland, Reuters | Posted Dec. 3 - 4:50 p.m. | Save Story
The path ahead for Ukraine peace talks is unclear, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, after what he called "reasonably good" talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. envoys.
