The U.S. government plans to open what amounts to a fly factory by the end of the year, announcing its intent Wednesday to breed millions of the insects in Texas near the border with Mexico as part of an effort to keep a flesh-eating parasite from infesting American cattle. What You Need To Know A…
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Two days after the U.S. Commerce Department adjusted its import-tax policy for U.S.-made vehicles, a new analysis says car prices will still increase by at least $2,000 because of the Trump administration’s tariffs. Some vehicles could see prices increase by more than $15,000, according to the new report from the Anderson…
Johnson & Johnson says it will invest more than $55 billion within the United States over the next four years, including four new manufacturing plants. A number of companies have highlighted investments in the U.S. in recent months, a focus of Trump administration. J&J rival Eli Lilly and Co. announced in late February that it…
A total lunar eclipse will occur for all of North America Thursday night. What You Need To Know A total lunar eclipse will take place Thursday night into Friday morning All of North America will have the chance to see it The last total lunar eclipse on Earth was in 2022 A total lunar eclipse…
Immigrants kept the largest urban counties in the U.S. growing last year. What You Need To Know Core counties in the Houston, Miami and Phoenix metropolitan areas grew more than any others in the country primarily due to immigration, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates Without the international migration, Harris County, Texas, Miami-Dade County, Florida, and Maricopa…
Over the next several years, America is slated to host several headline grabbing events: the FIFA World Cup, the Ryder Cup, the 2028 Olympics, and America’s 250th birthday celebration, to name a few. On Wednesday, the U.S. Travel Association, a nonprofit that represents “all components of the U.S. travel industry,” released a report with suggested…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Is Presidents Day the most confusing holiday in the U.S.? What You Need To Know U.S. states seem to mark Presidents Day with as many different names and honors as there have been presidents The federal holiday is officially Washington’s Birthday to honor George, the first president, and 34 states use his…
Former Republican U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin was confirmed by the U.S. Senate Wednesday as the new Environmental Protection Agency administrator. The chamber voted 56-42 in favor of the former New York congressman. Zeldin was nominated by Donald Trump days after his election in November. Zeldin served in Congress for eight years, representing New York’s 1st…
America’s children have continued to lost ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math, according to the latest results of an exam known as the nation’s report card. What You Need To Know New results from a national exam find that America’s children have continued to…
BUCKHOLTS, Texas (AP) — On rural Texas farmland, beneath hundreds of rows of solar panels, a troop of stocky sheep rummage through the pasture, casually bumping into one another as they remain committed to a single task: chewing grass. What You Need To Know The booming solar industry has found an unlikely mascot in sheep…