Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts suffer huge declines in membership
America’s most iconic youth organizations – the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of the USA – have been jolted by unprecedented...
No indictment for doctor accused of COVID-19 vaccine theft
HOUSTON — A grand jury on Wednesday declined to indict a former Houston-area doctor who was accused of stealing nine doses of coronavirus vaccine...
As wildfires rage, Biden will raise federal firefighter pay
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to temporarily raise pay for federal firefighters to ensure that no one fighting wildland fires is making...
California hate crime up 31% in 2020, led by anti-Black bias
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Hate crime in California surged 31% in 2020, fueled mainly by a big jump in crimes targeting Black people during a...
Indianapolis prosecutor who resigned for cancer care dies
INDIANAPOLIS — Former Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry has died nearly two years after he stepped down while undergoing prostate cancer treatments. He was...
Indiana social services agency leader leaving for new job
INDIANAPOLIS — The head of Indiana’s state health care and social services agency is leaving the position after more than four years and will...
Edmunds demystifies advanced driver aids in new vehicles
There’s some hesitancy from the public regarding the future of self-driving cars; a survey by Autolist says that most shoppers are split about whether...
US judge apologizes for ‘partisan’ comments on Trump pardons
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A federal judge in Iowa admitted wrongdoing and publicly apologized for comments ridiculing former President Donald Trump for issuing a...
California tests off-the-grid solutions to power outages
SAN FRANCISCO — When a wildfire tore through Briceburg nearly two years ago, the tiny community on the edge of Yosemite National Park lost...
NJ awards 2 more offshore wind projects, tripling capacity
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. —
New Jersey utility regulators approved the...