Ohio rule allows for the possibility of redrawing congressional maps every 4 years
Ohio lawmakers are drawing up a new congressional district map after the previous attempt was ruled unconstitutional by the state supreme court.
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News brief: Russia-Ukraine tensions, Mikaela Shiffrin, California mask mandate
Efforts continue to de-escalate the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Olympic star Mikaela Shiffrin fails to finish 2nd race. California will drop its indoor mask mandate — some areas will keep them in place.
California's mask mandate expires next week for vaccinated residents
While the statewide mask mandate will end for vaccinated residents, that doesn't mean everyone in the state will be able to remove their masks indoors — even if they've gotten the shots.
No-knock warrants are under new scrutiny after fatal shooting in Minneapolis
No-knock warrants have been in steep decline since the height of the war on drugs, but the killing of a Black man in Minneapolis has raised questions about why police still insisted on the tactic.
2 of the U.S.'s snowboard champs are in medal contention at Beijing Olympics
Despite a fall during one of their qualifying runs, Shaun White and Chloe Kim were able to move on to the medal round of the men's and women's halfpipe events.
Olympic star Mikaela Shiffrin fails to finish a second race at the 2022 Winter Games
Shiffrin, a two-time Olympic champion, bailed out of the women's slalom race on Wednesday. She previously won a gold medal in this competition in 2014 during the Sochi Olympics.
2 Capitol riot suspects were arrested from online sleuths' info, documents show
The FBI has cited information compiled by online sleuths in many of the more than 730 riot-related cases filed in federal court so far.
D.C. sniper's case for reconsidering his sentences is heard by Maryland Supreme Court
Lee Boyd Malvo's attorneys argue that his six life sentences should be reconsidered because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that barred mandatory life sentences for juveniles.
Coal-dependent West Virginia eliminates ban on nuclear power
The state's ban on nuclear plants was enacted in 1996, but nuclear power has gained support as a tool to keep climate change under control and other states are transitioning away from fossil fuels.
Blinken heads out to reassure Asian nations that the U.S. is still focused on China
Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads out on an Asia swing this week to reinforce the administration's continued focus on competition with China despite the crisis in Ukraine.