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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a challenge from GOP-led states and industry groups seeking to block the EPA's "good neighbor" provision, which is designed to reduce smog and air pollution.

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Supreme Court weighs challenge to EPA rule; student loans wiped under SAVE plan

8:05am February 21, 2024

by Suzanne Nuyen

The Supreme Court considers whether to pause an EPA rule meant to reduce pollution that drifts across states. The Education Department canceled loans for nearly 153,000 borrowers on the SAVE plan.

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2 adults charged with the murder of Lisa Lopez-Galvan at Chiefs' Super Bowl rally

7:23am February 21, 2024

by Frank Morris

Missouri prosecutors have charged two adults with second-degree murder following last week's shooting that killed one person and injured 22 others at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade.

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Morning news brief

5:08am February 21, 2024

U.S. Supreme Court takes up an environmental case. Nikki Haley vows to stay in the race for the GOP presidential nomination. Alabama's Supreme Court gives fertilized eggs the same rights as children.

Nikki Haley says she's staying in the race 'until the last person votes'

5:08am February 21, 2024

Despite her odds, Nikki Haley is vowing to stay in the race for the GOP presidential nomination — pitching herself as the forward-looking alternative to former President Trump and President Biden.

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California lawmakers say they expect to set the pace for AI rules

5:08am February 21, 2024

by Rachael Myrow

California often takes the lead with legislation to regulate tech. California lawmakers say they expect to set the pace once again on artificial intelligence.

Some GOP lawmakers in the South may be open to expanding Medicaid coverage

5:08am February 21, 2024

by Sam Gringlas

More Southern states are talking about expanding Medicaid to cover low-income residents. They've resisted the option for a decade, but are now running into competition for healthy workers.

Defendant Ruby Franke looks on during court Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, in St. George, Utah.

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YouTube mom Ruby Franke apologizes at sentencing in child abuse case

1:21am February 21, 2024

by The Associated Press

Franke told the judge that she would not argue for a shorter sentence before she stood to thank local police officers, doctors and social workers for being the "angels" who saved her children.

A Gila monster is displayed at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Dec. 14, 2018. Gila monster bites are often painful to humans, but normally aren't deadly, experts say.

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A Colorado man is dead after a pet Gila monster bite

12:58am February 21, 2024

by The Associated Press

Christopher Ward was taken to a hospital shortly after being bitten by one of his two pet Gila monsters on Feb. 12. He was soon placed on life support and died Friday, Lakewood police said Tuesday.

The Alabama Supreme Court ruled, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, a ruling critics said could have sweeping implications for fertility treatments. The decision was issued in a pair of wrongful death cases brought by three couples who had frozen embryos destroyed in an accident at a fertility clinic.

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Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are 'children' under state law

10:58pm February 20, 2024

by The Associated Press

The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, a decision critics said could have sweeping implications for fertility treatment in the state.

Immigrants file into a U.S. Customs and Border Protection bus after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border on January 07, 2024 in Eagle Pass, Texas.

Texas has spent over $148 million busing migrants to other parts of the country

8:40pm February 20, 2024

by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán | The Texas Newsroom

Since 2022, GOP Gov. Greg Abbott has bused over 102,000 migrants to predominantly Democratic-led cities. Supporters say the cost is necessary, but critics argue the program is expensive and inhumane.

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