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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Whataburger is expanding in Memphis. The popular fast food chain along with a hotel and townhomes could be coming soon to Midtown. Final site plans for the Union Station development were filed on Feb. 9 with the Shelby County Office of Planning and Development. Union Station plans to build a hotel and […]

A bill in Idaho would make it a crime for an adult to aid a minor in undergoing an abortion or obtaining abortion pills across state lines with the intent to conceal their purpose from the minor’s parents or legal guardian. Idaho House Bill 242 calls the crime “abortion trafficking,” and adults convicted of obtaining […]

The Senate on Wednesday passed a GOP-led resolution that would end the COVID-19 national emergency that has been in place since 2020. The measure passed the upper chamber 68-23. A similar resolution sponsored by Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) passed the Senate last year, but it did not advance in the Democrat-controlled House. This year it […]

President Biden will not veto a GOP-led effort to end the COVID-19 national emergency, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) told Democratic senators on Wednesday. A Senate Democratic source confirmed that Schumer informed senators of the decision. The move comes ahead of a planned vote in the upper chamber on the measure later in the […]

The reverberations from Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s (Ariz.) announcement on Friday that she has left the Democratic Party and is now an Independent are being felt across the political spectrum but especially in the Senate itself, where lawmakers are evaluating how her decision will change the dynamics of the chamber. Sen. Raphael Warnock’s (Ga.) runoff victory […]

“Jay Leno’s Garage” has featured a wide variety of cars, but this 1923 McFarlan Model 154 Knickerbocker Cabriolet is truly one of a kind. The car is part of California’s Nethercutt Collection, and Vice President Cameron Richards believes it’s the only surviving example. Originally based in Connersville, Indiana, McFarlan was a carriage builder that moved […]

A coalition of more than 60 progressive grassroots groups claiming to represent more than 100,000 Californians sent a letter to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) asking her to resign. The coalition, which includes progressive groups from around the state, argue Feinstein’s extended absence from the Senate has held up President Biden’s agenda in the chamber. “Complications […]

Federal prosecutors brought the hammer down on Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) on Wednesday, charging the embattled first-term lawmaker from Long Island with 13 felony counts that include wire fraud, money laundering and theft of public funds. The move was not unexpected. Santos, who maintains his innocence, has faced intense scrutiny since even before his swearing-in […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis man is behind bars after police say he confessed to killing a woman and hiding her body, before telling investigators he needed to be punished. Police say 61-year-old Thomas Warren told police he had taken a life, and he needs to be punished for what he had done. Police say […]

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ recently reelected Democratic governor and Republican legislators are headed for a clash over how their financially flush state should cut taxes, and abortion opponents are wrestling with what ideas to pursue following last year’s decisive statewide vote favoring abortion rights. Gov. Laura Kelly is scheduled to take the oath of […]

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s parliament opened a special session Tuesday to scrutinize the state-imposed takeover of Swiss bank Credit Suisse by rival UBS — and consider strengthening the legal arsenal to better gird against financial blowups. The debate could run up to three days, with lawmakers voicing — and needing to iron out — disagreements […]