The New World screwworm has arrived in the United States. The flesh-eating parasite poses potentially life-threatening risks to pets, wildlife and livestock. While the risk is concentrated in a few states, experts say a massive invasion could ripple across the American economy through higher grocery prices.
The push has been concentrated largely in Democratic-led states, though 3D-printed and other firearms without serial numbers concern some Republicans as well.
Advertisements for Polymarket and Bud Light lined an eight-sided cage on the White House grounds ahead of a series of mixed martial arts fights scheduled for Sunday, President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday, and billed as a celebration of America’s 250th birthday.
An NC Senate bill with hospital healthcare staff whistleblower protections advanced Thursday, but a provision requiring state oversight of hospital mergers was removed.
Democratic former Gov. Roy Cooper is now considered the favorite by top election forecasters to win North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race.
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that administration officials were close to brokering an end to the hostilities with Iran and predicted there could be a signing ceremony in Europe as soon as this weekend.
North Carolina Senate Democratic leaders gathered Thursday to address how the legislature’s failure to pass a budget has affected state employees.
The head of the Social Security Administration testified before Congress on Wednesday that customer service has drastically improved during the last year, though he declined to offer ways to address the program’s dire financial situation.
A child’s zip code shouldn’t determine whether they escape poverty, but it often does, according to experts who study the issue. And data shows economic mobility is trending worse, not better.
President Donald Trump has spent more than a week baselessly alleging malfeasance in California’s June 2 primary election, in which votes were still being counted as of June 11, offering a window into how he may approach the November midterm elections.