Washington — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he threatened 200 percent tariffs to halt last summer's fighting between India and Pakistan and credited his warnings with ending that conflict. India has denied third‑party intervention. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attended the Board of Peace and praised Trump's mediation. Secretary...
MADISON, Wis. — The state Assembly approved expansion of postpartum Medicaid Thursday, extending coverage for low-income mothers from 60 days to 12 months and passing a bill requiring insurance to cover additional breast cancer screenings for women with dense tissue. The measures cleared the state Senate and moved through the...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey sued Apple on Feb. 19, alleging the company allowed child sexual abuse material to be stored and shared via its iCloud service and citing internal communications calling iCloud the “greatest platform for distributing child porn.” McCuskey said Apple prioritized user privacy over...
Washington: The United States has deployed warships, F-22 and F-35 fighters, and support aircraft to the Middle East this week across allied bases as part of the largest buildup since 2003. President Donald Trump told the inaugural Board of Peace on Feb 19 he expects a decision on possible strikes...
Fort Washington, Pa. Coventry announced on Feb. 19, 2026 that it will serve as the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors’ exclusive Gold sponsor in the life settlements category. Coventry will support NAIFA’s national initiatives and events in 2026, including the FSP Institute, the Congressional Conference, the National Leadership...
Washington — Forecasters warn a coastal low may move near the U.S. East Coast early Sunday and exit northeast by Monday. Models vary: some deepen the low offshore and draw in colder air, producing accumulating snow; others keep a marginal profile with rain or mixed precipitation. Regions from Maine to...
Indianapolis — Indiana lawmakers advanced legislation Thursday to create the Northwest Indiana Stadium Authority aimed at enabling a Chicago Bears relocation. The House Ways and Means Committee unanimously approved Senate Bill 27, which the Indiana Senate had passed 46-2 on Jan. 28, following a first reading in the House Feb....
Richmond, Va. — A Tazewell Circuit Court judge granted a temporary restraining order blocking Democrats from preparing an April 21 referendum to redraw Virginia’s congressional maps, after the Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee and two GOP congressmen sued over the measure’s timing and ballot language. The order halts...
MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge will hear arguments Thursday on whether to extend protections barring arrest and deportation of certain refugees, following a Jan. 28 temporary restraining order that paused Operation PARRIS. DHS and USCIS issued a Feb. 18 memo authorizing re-inspection and detention of refugees one year after admission...
ATLANTA — President Donald Trump traveled to northwest Georgia this week to promote his economic agenda and campaign for the Republican candidate in a March special election. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the visit would highlight measures to make life more affordable for working people. Trump will appear...
