Trump looks to veterans to fill trucking jobs after booting immigrants from industry
Tractor trailers sit parked in a row at a truck stop in Bloomsbury, N.J. (Photo by Dana DiFilippo/New Jersey Monitor)…
Prosecutors drop vandalism charges for Reflecting Pool damage, blame ‘contractor error’
Construction work at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on May 5, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — U.S.…
Trump administration rules out mass ICE enforcement at the polls in midterms
Voters fill out their ballots at a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, polling place during the South Dakota primary election on…
The Catholic principle guiding popes through tech upheavals, from the Industrial Revolution to AI
Pope Leo XIV, whose first encyclical discusses artificial intelligence, speaks at the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa on April…
String of outbreaks tests US public health system amid funding cuts, vaccine resistance
Diseases like measles have surged to the highest level in decades in the United States.(Photo by Getty Images Plus) WASHINGTON…
A government fund of AI stocks to benefit all Americans is a good idea, but hard to pull off
Sen. Bernie Sanders frequently raises concerns about what artificial intelligence could do to American jobs. Heather Diehl/Getty Images Creating a…
Nine Republican primaries, one question: what do GOP voters want from Jefferson City?
Voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to vote in Missouri’s statewide primary (Getty Images). For weeks, The Independent…
Missouri turnout could hit 1.4 million as ballot measures drive primary interest
Missouri could have a near-record primary turnout Tuesday as voters decide two major ballot questions and congressional primaries in three…
What a western Pennsylvania ’90s-style Pizza Hut reveals about nostalgia
A "classic" '90s-style Pizza Hut represents a powerful window into how human beings interact with the past. Tracy A. Woodward/The…
People With Disabilities Fear Service Cuts as Trump’s DOJ Questions Legal Protections
Amanda DeSimone-Shabrack relies on a home healthcare aide to help her high-needs autistic 12-year-old son. Virginia’s Medicaid program covers the…
Kennedy, Oz Contend Fraud Crackdown, Not Skyrocketing Prices, Led Millions To Leave Obamacare
The Trump administration credits its fraud control efforts for the disappearance of millions of people from Obamacare rolls rather than…
Earlier Lifeline for Rural Hospitals Faces Test Under ‘Big Beautiful’ Law
A century-old hospital near Michigan’s southern border was one of the nation’s first to convert into a new emergency-focused model…