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US Supreme Court sets Dec. 4 oral arguments in challenge to transgender care ban for minors
The U.S Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments on Dec. 4 in a challenge to state restrictions on gender-affirming medical care that has implications for Kentucky. US Supreme Court review of gender-affirming care for youth could impact Kentucky law The court agreed in June to take the appeal filed by the American Civil Liberties Union […]
Barack and Michelle Obama to campaign with Harris, while Elon Musk stumps for Trump
WASHINGTON — With 18 days until Election Day, the presidential candidates and their surrogates are hitting battleground states that have begun early voting, as well as sitting down for interviews with targeted audiences. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, will be in two swing states next week with two Democratic celebrities: former President […]
The presidential race is consuming battleground Pennsylvania. What do voters have to say?
PITTSBURGH — The 2024 presidential contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump could come down to Pennsylvania, and nobody knows that more than the Pennsylvanians inundated by the campaigns. The commonwealth, with its nearly 13 million residents and 19 Electoral College votes, carries the biggest prize for the winner among the […]
‘Second chance’ at employment sought for Kentuckians leaving incarceration
Gov. Andy Beshear has established a council aimed at promoting employment of Kentuckians reentering society after incarceration.? Beshear signed an executive order Thursday to establish the Governor’s Council of Second Chance Employers. The 15-member council will “educate employers and local communities on the benefits of second-chance hiring,” according to Beshear’s office.? The council will also […]
Rhetoric versus reality: Addressing common misconceptions about immigration
Among the most persistent political talking points raised by opponents of immigration is that migrants bring crime with them into the U.S. “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best,” former President Donald Trump famously said on the campaign trail in 2016. Amendment 1: ‘Proactive’ or ploy to stir up anti-immigrant vote? “Has […]
Guns: Where do Trump and Harris stand?
This is one in a series of States Newsroom reports on the major policy issues in the presidential race. WASHINGTON — A mass shooting at a Georgia high school in September thrust the issue of gun violence to the forefront of the presidential race. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump agree that […]
Computer programs monitor students’ every word in the name of safety
Whether it’s a research project on the Civil War or a science experiment on volcano eruptions, students in the Colonial School District near Wilmington, Delaware, can look up just about anything on their school-provided laptops. But in one instance, an elementary school student searched “how to die.” In that case, Meghan Feby, an elementary school […]
Trump courts Latino voters at Univision town hall, and Harris ventures onto Fox News
WASHINGTON — With less than three weeks to Election Day, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump spent Wednesday evening zeroing in on undecided voters, in a race that polls have in a dead heat. In Doral, Florida, Trump made his pitch to undecided Latino voters for an hour-long Univision town […]
Law enforcement officials prepare for possible post-election violence in D.C.
WASHINGTON — The threat of political violence will likely hang over the nation’s capital in the weeks following Election Day, security experts say, despite intensive preparations by law enforcement officials determined to avoid another Jan. 6 insurrection. The 2,000-plus officers who make up the U.S. Capitol Police, as well as other federal law enforcement agencies […]
Environmental groups sue Brent Spence Corridor Project
A coalition of transportation and environmental nonprofits have sued the Brent Spence Corridor project in federal court over its potential environmental impacts, especially as they relate to non-white communities around the bridge.? Filed on Tuesday, the suit’s plaintiffs include the Devou Good Foundation, Civic Cincinnati, Ride the Cov and Queen City Bike. The group’s complaint […]
Social Security and Medicare: Where do Harris and Trump stand?
This is one in a series of States Newsroom reports on the major policy issues in the presidential race. WASHINGTON — The presidential debate in early September included just one mention of Social Security and three references to Medicare, making the safety net programs a minuscule part of the policy discussion, despite their importance to […]
Trump claims the title of ‘father of IVF’ in Fox News town hall with women voters
Former President Donald Trump fielded questions from women voters during a Fox News town hall in Georgia that aired Wednesday, and dubbed himself “the father of IVF” while discussing the fertility treatment that grabbed the spotlight after an Alabama court’s ruling earlier this year. The GOP presidential nominee — who’s also called himself a “protector” […]