Block reaches $45M settlement with 46 states over Cash App fraud probe
State attorneys general said they found that Block misled users by falsely advertising that Cash App provided bank-like protections, including advance...
U.S. launches new airstrikes on Iran and Tehran fires back at Gulf Arab states
The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar in crossfire that a...
Trump administration threatens states with criminal charges in elections fight
State officials call federal demands for voter data ‘truly bizarre behavior’ amid unproven noncitizen voting claimsUS politics live – latest updatesTh...
Multiple US states see alarming increase in cases of parasitic illness that causes ‘explosive’ diarrhea
Almost 700 cases were reported to Michigan health department by Monday, up from 170 six days earlierCases of cyclosporiasis – a parasitic illness that...
CDC investigates parasite that’s caused cases of ‘explosive’ diarrhea in 18 US states
Parasite cyclospora spreads through produce and water contaminated with feces and causes the intestinal illness cyclosporiasisThe US Centers for Disea...
The heat dome encasing much of the eastern U.S. is reviving concerns about protecting workers from the heat. Many states have laws in place but some, ...
Beaver Statue Honoring the United States Is Smashed in Toronto
One of dozens of statues of Canada’s national animal, part of a public art installation for the World Cup, was destroyed. It was the one wearing stars...
Silicon Valley donations make Colorado Democratic primary one of state’s most expensive
Manny Rutinel’s House campaign draws millions from big tech as pro- and anti-AI factions spar over regulationPolitical groups funded by top tech execu...
California’s landmark anti-plastics law sparks anger as 17 states moves to sue
Ambitious plan to phase out single-use plastic opposed by chemicals industry – while green groups say law too timidA groundbreaking California law tha...
Russia preparing possible ‘provocation’ in Baltic states or Poland, sources say
Kremlin may attempt to test Nato cohesion as Russia comes under growing pressure from Ukraine, according to sources from two countriesTwo countries on...
Supreme Court allows a ruling that ends a tool to protect minority voters in 7 states
The Supreme Court has left in place a ruling that strikes down a key tool for enforcing Voting Rights Act protections for voters with a disability or ...
Gulf States Are Frustrated by Failure to Tackle Iran’s Missiles, Analysts Say
The preliminary U.S.-Iranian peace deal does not address Iranian rockets or drones, raising questions in the region about relying on Washington as a s...
Trump’s Department of Labor claims without data that states defrauded government
Keith Sonderling, acting head of the agency, threatens to withhold administrative funds from states for first time in historyKeith Sonderling sent let...
More US states push to ban kratom drink deemed ‘gas-station heroin’
At least eight states have banned the plant-derived product as more people use it and some claim it’s addictiveIn 2024, Maizie Hepner, 24, started vis...
Florida lawsuit accuses TikTok of violating state’s child social media ban
State’s attorney general alleges TikTok exposed children to harmful sexual content and addictive featuresFlorida became the latest state to sue TikTok...
States tell Albanese government that NDIS changes could mean people with disabilities are shifted into hospitals
Plan to move 240,000 people off scheme leads states and territories to jointly warn they can’t ‘deliver like-for-like services to people who are exite...
4 states head to the polls. And, global conflicts are on the rise, new report says
Voters in four states head to the polls today for their primaries. Here are the races to watch. And, global conflicts are at their highest level since...
Red states push conservative rebrands of Pride month in backlash to LGBTQ+ celebrations
Republican states rebrand June as ‘nuclear family month’ or ‘fidelity month’ in latest attack on LGBTQ+ communitiesJune is widely marked as gay Pride ...
California and New York weaken climate rules as red states ramp up green energy
Republican-led states growing renewable capabilities at faster rate as Texas emerges as clean-energy leaderDemocratic-led states are eroding their cli...
Democratic-led states sue to block student loan caps by Trump administration
White House says caps will lower tuition costs, but critics say they will exacerbate the country’s nursing shortageSign up for the Breaking News US ne...
Colorado governor vetoes block on surveillance pricing as other states push for bans
Consumer advocates decry Democrat Jared Polis for ‘choosing to side with dominant corporations’ over workersColorado’s governor vetoed a bill on Tuesd...
Midterm primaries 2026 live: results and reaction after six states including California and Iowa cast ballots
All the latest results and updates as New Jersey, South Dakota, New Mexico and Montana also vote in primariesCalifornia elections: governor, LA mayor ...
