Iowa's opioid settlement funds remain unspent after legislators failed to agree on proposals

More than $25 million intended for treatment and prevention of opioid use disorder in Iowa will remain unspent this year after last-minute negotiations broke down between Republican state lawmakers on ... Read More

Social Security was a key issue in S.C's GOP Primary

GOP official says Nikki Haley's stance on retirement age, Social Security might be a key reason Donald Trump prevailed in her home state's primary. Read More

Conservative justices unexpectedly stir trouble for Republican politicians on abortion

Republicans are learning the admonition “be careful what you wish for,” as conservative judges cause them political problems over abortion in a crucial election year. Read More

'Relief and sorrow': Sarah Schultz, wife of missing truck driver David Schultz, speaks about discovery of body

Sarah Schultz said she has felt relief and sorrow since she learned her husband David Schultz's body had been discovered by a farmer in his freshly tilled field. Read More

Chicago Police Department rules Officer Huesca died in line of duty

The designation was announced Tuesday, on what would have been Luis Huesca’s 31st birthday, and it entitles his family to survivor’s death benefits. Read More

Trump's hush money trial has begun: What to know from Day 1 | The Excerpt

Plus, Trump Media's stock price plummeted Monday. Congress is grappling with foreign aid after Iran's attack on Israel. It's all on The Excerpt. Read More

Yes, Joe Biden Can Win the Working-Class Vote

Joe Biden’s support among working-class voters of all races has fallen alarmingly. Here are seven ways he and his party can reverse the slide. Read More

Tours of Winnebago RV manufacturing facilities available this summer

Winnebago®, the flagship brand of outdoor lifestyle product manufacturer Winnebago Industries will offer free tours of its RV manufacturing facilities daily throughout this summer. Read More

Colleges try to quell pro-Palestinian protests; births fell in 2023; Reggie Bush has Heisman Trophy returned | Hot off the Wire podcast

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up former President Donald Trump's bid to avoid prosecution over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden. Trump and his legal team are ... Read More

First day of historic Trump trial ends without any jurors being picked

The historic hush-money trial of Donald Trump got underway Monday with the arduous process of selecting a jury to hear the case charging the former president with falsifying business records to stifle ... Read More

Trump failure has made his stock shorters millions

Rooting for Donald Trump to fail has rarely been this profitable. Just ask a group of mostly amateur Wall Street investors who collectively made tens of millions of dollars over the last month by ... Read More

Senate overwhelmingly passes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with big bipartisan vote

On the Senate floor, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said lawmakers were sending a message to U.S. allies: “We will stand with you.” ... Read More