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…
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators have opened an investigation into 2.6 million Teslas after reports of crashes involving the use of company technology that allows drivers to remotely command their vehicle to return to them, or move to another location, using a phone app. What You Need To Know The National Highway Traffic Safety…
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Donald Trump Jr. is heading to Greenland, visiting the Danish territory weeks after his father renewed suggestions that the U.S. could somehow take control of it. What You Need To Know Donald Trump Jr. is heading to Greenland, visiting the Danish territory weeks after his father renewed suggestions that the U.S. could somehow take…
A major winter storm forecast to produce heavy snow, significant ice and frigid temperatures was set to begin in the central U.S. on Saturday and move east over the next several days, according to the National Weather Service. What You Need To Know Blizzard conditions are expected in the Central Plains starting Saturday Freezing rain…
U.S. stocks closed broadly lower Monday as a banner year on Wall Street looked set to finish on a sour note. The S&P 500 fell 1.1%, its third straight decline. Roughly 90% of stocks within the index lost ground. On the second-to-last day of 2024, the benchmark index was still on track for its second…
DETROIT — In the waning days of President Joe Biden’s administration, the government’s highway safety agency is proposing voluntary safety guidelines for self-driving vehicles. What You Need To Know The government’s highway safety agency is proposing voluntary safety guidelines for self-driving vehicles But a rule from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration putting the plan in…
NEW YORK (AP) — Teen drug use hasn’t rebounded from its drop during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the results from a large annual national survey released Tuesday. What You Need To Know About two-thirds of 12th graders this year said they hadn’t used alcohol, marijuana, cigarettes or e-cigarettes in the…