State Wires

South Dakota to send National Guard troops to Texas

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem announced Tuesday that she will join a growing list of Republican governors sending law enforcement...

Fox News fined $1 million for sex harassment and retaliation

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NEW YORK — The New York City Commission on Human Rights has fined Fox News $1 million, the largest penalty in its history, for...

Jill Biden teams up with NFL great to push vaccinations

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DALLAS — Jill Biden played offense Tuesday in the fight against COVID-19, teaming up with an NFL Hall of Fame running back to encourage...

US Catholic school association seeks rebound from grim year

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The organization overseeing Catholic schools in the United States gets a new chief executive this week as it seeks to rebound from its biggest...

Biden taking bipartisan infrastructure deal on the road

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will look to sell voters on the economic benefits of the $973 billion infrastructure package while in Wisconsin on...

Indianapolis lifting local COVID-19 mask, capacity rules

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INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis officials are lifting all the city’s local COVID-19 restrictions as of Thursday, a move that will allow full capacity at restaurants,...

Supreme Court won’t sidetrack plans for natural gas pipeline

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court sided Tuesday with a pipeline company in a dispute with New Jersey over land the company needs for a...

Groups sue Biden admin over planned expansion of nuke work

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Watchdog groups sued the Biden administration Tuesday over its plans to produce plutonium cores for the U.S. nuclear stockpile, arguing federal...

Senators to watch as Dems debate changing filibuster rules

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WASHINGTON — Looming over Senate Democrats this year is a decision that could fundamentally change Congress: whether to change or eliminate the rules of...

Richard Marx is right here waiting — for respect he’s due

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NEW YORK — Richard Marx likes to gently mess with the minds of whoever comes to see his solo concerts. ...