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Why Trump’s joint remarks to Congress won’t be a ‘State of the Union’ address

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday night will stand at the front of the U.S. House chamber to address a joint session of Congress, the first of his second term in office. It looks like the State of ...
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New Orleans rushes to rework Mardi Gras celebrations in the face of storm and twister warnings

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Officials rushed to reschedule Mardi Gras celebrations and warned revelers against brining umbrellas and tents as powerful storms with a threat of tornadoes were expected to strike Louisiana and other parts of the South on ...
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Trump to stand before Congress and offer divided nation an accounting of his turbulent first weeks

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will stand before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday to give an accounting of his turbulent first weeks in office as a divided nation struggles to keep pace, with some Americans fearing ...
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Census Bureau under Trump seeks permission to delete questions about gender identity

The U.S. Census Bureau under the Trump administration has sought permission to delete questions about gender identity from a monthly survey that gathers near real-time data about American life. The Census Bureau two weeks ago asked the Office of Management ...
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Georgia lawmakers push to ban automated speed cameras near schools

DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Outside Beacon Hill Middle School in the Atlanta suburb of Decatur, like along hundreds of roadsides across Georgia, the unblinking eye of a camera tickets drivers who speed through a school zone. Supporters say cameras slow ...
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New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras Day with costumes and revelry despite weather concerns

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Thousands of revelers adorned in beads and outlandish costumes will fill the streets of New Orleans as the city celebrates Mardi Gras Day despite anticipated severe storms. The city’s two biggest parades — hosted by social ...
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How South Carolina’s execution of a condemned killer by firing squad will unfold

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — When a South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat steps into the death row chamber Friday night, it won’t be lethal injection or electrocution that ends his life. It will be ...
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California juvenile detention officers staged ‘gladiator fights’ between youth, indictment says

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thirty officers at a Southern California juvenile detention facility have been charged for their role in facilitating so-called “gladiator fights” between youth in their care, the state’s attorney general said Monday. A grand jury indictment ...
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US reviews Columbia University contracts, grants over antisemitism allegations

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The administration of President Donald Trump said on Monday it will review Columbia University’s federal contracts and grants over allegations of antisemitism, which it says the educational institution has shown ...
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About 18 million people watched Oscars honor ‘Anora’

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -This year’s Oscars telecast that honored independent film “Anora” brought in an estimated 18.1 million U.S. viewers on television and streaming, according to data released by broadcaster ABC on Monday. The audience for the ...
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Bill to ban trans athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams fails to advance in Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation that aimed to bar transgender women and girls nationwide from participating in school athletic competitions designated for female athletes failed to advance Monday night in a divided Senate as Democrats stood united against an issue ...
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Percival Everett’s ‘James’ is a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner prize for fiction

NEW YORK (AP) — “James,” Percival Everett ’s acclaimed reworking of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” is a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction. Everett’s version of Mark Twain’s classic, now narrated by the enslaved title character, already ...
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