Trump looks to veterans to fill trucking jobs after booting immigrants from industry
Tractor trailers sit parked in a row at a truck stop in Bloomsbury, N.J. (Photo by Dana DiFilippo/New Jersey Monitor)…
Prosecutors drop vandalism charges for Reflecting Pool damage, blame ‘contractor error’
Construction work at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on May 5, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — U.S.…
Trump administration rules out mass ICE enforcement at the polls in midterms
Voters fill out their ballots at a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, polling place during the South Dakota primary election on…
String of outbreaks tests US public health system amid funding cuts, vaccine resistance
Diseases like measles have surged to the highest level in decades in the United States.(Photo by Getty Images Plus) WASHINGTON…
A government fund of AI stocks to benefit all Americans is a good idea, but hard to pull off
Sen. Bernie Sanders frequently raises concerns about what artificial intelligence could do to American jobs. Heather Diehl/Getty Images Creating a…
What video review controversies in sports reveal about AI and human decision-making
Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan argues with referee François Letexier during the Argentina-Egypt World Cup match on July 7, 2026.…
What a western Pennsylvania ’90s-style Pizza Hut reveals about nostalgia
A "classic" '90s-style Pizza Hut represents a powerful window into how human beings interact with the past. Tracy A. Woodward/The…
States expand fight against organized retail crime, gift card fraud
On rare occasions property is recovered following organized retail thefts, as was the case in this handout photo, from Lowe’s,…
Why the stakes are high for Missouri in Trump’s Canada tariffs
President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House Feb. 20, 2026 in Washington, D.C., after the…
Wildfire smoke is now the primary pollutant affecting pregnancy, study shows
Wildfire smoke caused unhealthy levels of air pollution across Washington, D.C., in mid-July as fires raged across Ontario, Canada. A…
Amid federal changes, advocates question the role of private insurers in Missouri Medicaid
The Missouri Department of Social Services directly administers its Medicaid program for the state’s “aged, blind and disabled” enrollees. About…
Many states expanded care for children, older adults and workers
A new report found that in the past two years, more than half the states expanded care for children and…