Former President Donald Trump will find out this week whether he gets to return to Facebook in a decision likely to stir up strong feelings no matter which way it goes. The social network’s quasi-independent Oversight Board says it will announce its ruling Wednesday on a case concerning the former...
Booms in Idaho, Utah Buck the Curve of Slowing US Growth
SALT LAKE CITY — Two Western states known for their rugged landscapes and wide-open spaces are bucking the trend of sluggish U.S. population growth, which dipped to the lowest level since the Great Depression, though different forces are powering the population booms in Utah and Idaho. In Utah, births largely...
More Perilous Phase Ahead for Biden After His 1st 100 Days
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden's presidency is entering a new and more perilous phase where he is almost certain to face stiffer Republican opposition and also have difficulty keeping Democrats united as he pushes for $4 trillion in additional spending on programs that have echoes of the New Deal and the...
US Construction Spending up in March Less Than Expected
SILVER SPRING, Md. — U.S. construction spending bounced back in March following a February beset by frigid cold and winter storms across large swaths of the country. However, spending on construction projects rose just 0.2% in March, the Commerce Department said Monday, significantly less than the 1.7% jump economists had...
Jenner Says Transgender Girls in Women’s Sports Is ‘Unfair’
LOS ANGELES — Caitlyn Jenner, the former Olympic champion and reality TV personality now running for California governor, said she opposes transgender girls competing in girls' sports at school. Jenner, a 1976 decathlon Olympic gold medalist who came out as a transgender woman in 2015, told a TMZ reporter on...
US Begins Reuniting Some Families Separated at Mexico Border
SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration said Monday that four families that were separated at the Mexico border during Donald Trump's presidency will be reunited in the United States this week in what Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas calls “just the beginning” of a broader effort. Two of the four...
Number of Americans Fully Vaccinated Tops 100 Million
DALLAS — Disneyland reopened on Friday and cruise lines welcomed the news that they could be sailing again in the U.S. by midsummer, as the number of Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 reached another milestone: 100 million. Visitors cheered and screamed with delight as the Southern California theme park swung...
3 Officers Resign After Video Shows Rough Arrest of Woman With Dementia
DENVER — Three Colorado police officers involved in the rough arrest of a 73-year-old woman with dementia — and later seen on video talking about her arrest, laughing and joking at times — have resigned, police said Friday. Loveland Police Chief Robert Ticer announced the departures of Officers Austin Hopp...
Former Reality TV Star Josh Duggar Faces Child Porn Charges
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Former reality TV star Josh Duggar faces charges of downloading and possessing child pornography under a federal indictment unsealed Friday. Federal prosecutors announced the indictment a day after Duggar was arrested by U.S. Marshals in northwest Arkansas. Prosecutors said Duggar possessed the material, some of which depicts...
People of Color More Exposed Than Whites to Air Pollution
Across America, people of color are exposed to more air pollution than whites from industry, vehicles, construction and many other sources, a new study has found. Researchers Found Non-Whites Exposed to Pollution Disproportionately Using government air pollution and census data, researchers found that disproportionate numbers of non-white people were exposed...