WATCH: Northern lights could be visible in as many as 14 states in the U.S.
The northern lights are expected to dazzle the night sky, with Alaska likely to have the best view of the aurora’s green, blue and purple hues. Source link
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Trump tax cuts: The impact on Medicaid and the welfare state’s future
Four years ago, America was on the cusp of the largest expansion of its welfare state since the 1960s. Under Joe Biden in 2021, House Democrats passed legislation that would have established a monthly child allowance for most families, an expansion of Medicaid’s elder care services, federal child care subsidies, universal prekindergarten, and a paid … Read more
Florida AG found in contempt over state’s illegal immigration law
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge found Tuesday that Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier was in civil contempt of court over her ruling to pause a new state law making it a crime for people living in the U.S. illegally to enter the state. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams ordered … Read more
States agree to $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma in opioid litigation
All 50 states as well as Washington, D.C., and four U.S. territories have agreed to sign a $7.4 billion settlement with the company and once-prominent family behind OxyContin, officials announced Monday. The settlement resolves pending litigation against Purdue Pharma, which, under the leadership of the Sackler families, invented, manufactured and aggressively marketed opioid products for … Read more
Gun deaths among children surge after states loosen firearm laws, new study finds
A new study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics found that over 7,000 more children died from firearm-related injuries in the years following a 2010 Supreme Court decision that gave states greater power to set their own gun laws. Most of those deaths occurred in states that opted to make it easier to purchase and carry … Read more