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Education Secretary Miguel Cardona: Use COVID-19 relief funds to hire teachers

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona says states and school districts should use federal COVID-19 relief funds to fix teacher shortages as some school districts resort to four-day weeks because of staffing problems.

August 22, 2022

Trump slams McConnell, wife Elaine Chao after candidate ‘quality’ comments

Former President Donald Trump attacked Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and his wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, over the weekend after the Kentucky Republican suggested the GOP has a better chance of retaking the House than the Senate because its candidates are of poor quality.

August 22, 2022

Record share of Americans are ‘suffering,’ Gallup says

The share of Americans who rate their lives so poorly they are considered to be "suffering" is climbing, according to a Gallup survey that says economic stress from inflation and worry over moral values is fueling the problem.

August 22, 2022

Australia seizes record amount of fentanyl, enough for 5M doses

Australian Federal Police said Monday they intercepted a shipment of fentanyl that would be enough for 5 million doses, by far the largest seizure of the deadly synthetic opioid in the country's history.

August 22, 2022

Fulton County DA to court: Tell Sen. Lindsey Graham to quit stalling in 2020 election probe

A Georgia prosecutor investigating former President Donald Trump's actions in the 2020 election has pleaded with a court to speed up testimony from Sen. Lindsey Graham.

August 19, 2022

Stacey Abrams rips Ga. Gov. Brian Kemp for fighting subpoena in county prosecutor’s Trump probe

Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams is seizing on Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's push to quash a subpoena from the Fulton County prosecutor who is investigating former President Donald Trump's actions following the 2020 election.

August 19, 2022

Arizona works to fix a toppled portion of its makeshift border wall

Arizona is trying to figure out how a makeshift border wall of two massive shipping containers was dislodged shortly after its installation last weekend.

August 19, 2022

GOP candidate’s joke about Merrick Garland being executed looms over N.Y. primary

A Republican candidate for Congress in New York insists he was being facetious when he said Attorney General Merrick Garland "should be executed" for green-lighting the raid on former President Donald Trump's estate in Florida.

August 19, 2022

Maryland Gov. Hogan slams GOP pick to replace him as mentally unstable

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is ratcheting up his feud with Dan Cox, slamming the GOP nominee to replace him in Annapolis as not all there in the head.

August 19, 2022

DNC launches major ad campaign to promote Biden’s legislative win

The Democratic National Committee launched a seven-figure ad campaign Friday to promote President Biden's tax and climate bill as the party tries to flip a difficult midterm season in its favor after legislative wins.

August 19, 2022

NYC Mayor Eric Adams launches blitz to remove dormant outdoor dining sheds

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday the city has begun demolishing outdoor dining sheds that popped up during the pandemic but are no longer being used and causing quality-of-life problems.

August 18, 2022

White House to accelerate monkeypox vaccine delivery to states, LGBT events

The Biden administration said Thursday it will try to supercharge its monkeypox response by making an additional 1.8 million doses of the Jynneos vaccine available to states, starting Monday, and setting aside tens of thousands of doses for places that are hosting gay pride events.

August 18, 2022

Mehmet Oz responds to viral crudite video, says he’s made life better for everyday people

Pennsylvania Senate candidate Mehmet Oz defended his record of "making life better" for everyday people after his Democratic opponent mocked him for a grocery store video in which the doctor purchased foods for a crudite platter.

August 18, 2022

White House COVID-19 chief: Vaccines will be ‘commercialized’ by 2023

The U.S. will pivot toward the "commercialization" of COVID-19 vaccines, treatments and tests in the coming year instead of a scenario in which the government is the main purchaser, according to the White House virus coordinator.

August 18, 2022

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp fights subpoena in Fulton County probe

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp wants a state court to throw out a subpoena issued by the Fulton County prosecutor as part of her push to investigate post-election actions by then-President Donald Trump and his orbit.

August 18, 2022

Accused fake electors push to disqualify Fulton County prosecutor in 2020 Ga. election probe

Eleven Georgians accused of posing as "fake electors" in 2020 want a judge to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the probe into GOP actions following the presidential election.

August 17, 2022

Va. Gov. Glenn Youngkin to DOE: Don’t strip Founding Fathers of famous nicknames in statewide tests

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is criticizing a Virginia Department of Education proposal to no longer refer to George Washington as the "father of the country" on statewide tests.

August 17, 2022

Rudy Giuliani appears before Fulton County grand jury in Georgia

Former New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani testified for hours in Atlanta Wednesday before a special grand jury investigating post-election actions by former President Donald Trump and his allies.

August 17, 2022

Liz Cheney says she is thinking about a 2024 presidential run

Rep. Liz Cheney hasn't made up her mind about launching a 2024 presidential bid, the Wyoming Republican said Wednesday, one day after losing her primary to a challenger backed by former President Donald Trump.

August 17, 2022

Colleges prep for monkeypox threat even as COVID-19 fears recede

Colleges across America are on high alert for monkeypox as they get ready for the fall semester and are forced to deal with yet another infectious disease.

August 16, 2022