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Lawmakers who support the Green New Deal say despite skepticism from many, the platform is moving forward and they plan to continue pushing for new green initiatives.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — If you’re stumped for how to spend this Mother’s Day, consider relishing a good scare. Since the genre’s inception, horror movies have tapped into the psychological trauma and terror that can only come from a mother, and a number of recent films are embracing that time-honored tradition. Take, for example, Brandon […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The expanding audio books market has a major new retailer: Spotify. On Tuesday, the music streaming service announced its long-rumored audiobook initiative, launching a store that includes more than 300,000 titles, including such popular works as Delia Owens’ “Where the Crawdads Sing,” Michelle Obama’s “Becoming” and Colleen Hoover’s “It Ends With […]

On Wednesday, Jews around the world will celebrate the first night of Passover, and the White House is using the occasion to address antisemitism in the U.S.

Our ‘Summer Reading Series’ continues with a truly unique memoir from one of the Bluff City’s most tumultuous times. We’re talking about the years surrounding the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It’s told by a white woman, who came here as a child when her dad became a top deputy of then-mayor […]

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Democrats say childcare costs are burdening families across the country and the U.S. needs to do something to make it more accessible and affordable. “The cost of childcare has many families like mine living one or two paychecks from financial disaster,” said Tiffany Nelms, a mother of 3. Parents like Nelms say […]

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) will launch a presidential exploratory committee on Wednesday, according to a source familiar, taking him one step closer to formally challenging former President Trump for the GOP nomination in 2024. The launch comes as Scott makes stops in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina this week. Scott would be the highest-profile […]

It was about 28 degrees outside when they found the child, officials report.

MEMPHIS – The University of Memphis is set to honor one of its all-time greats. Danton Barto, who played for the U fo M from 1990 to ’93 and is still the Tigers’ all-time leading tackler, will have his number 59 jersey retired by the school. Barto died back in 2021 due to complications from […]

The Department of Justice (DOJ) will seek a 24-year prison sentence for a Jan. 6 rioter convicted of assaulting police officers, which if imposed would be the longest term of any case related to the 2021 attack at the Capitol. 

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday denied that any “reprisal” or “animus” played a role in his decision to remove Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) from the Commerce Committee. “He had a temporary assignment on the committee, the way we do things, for two years,” McConnell said in an interview with Fox News. “He […]