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Health and farmworker advocates urge ban of herbicide linked to Parkinson’s

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Public health advocates and farmworkers called for a federal ban on a toxic herbicide they say led to their Parkinson’s...

Federal Reserve is set to cut interest rates for the first time in 4...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Having all but tamed inflation, the Federal Reserve is poised to do something Wednesday it hasn’t done in more than four...

As Jimmy Carter nears his 100th birthday, a musical gala celebrates the ‘rock-and-roll president’

ATLANTA (AP) — A range of stars from the stage, screen and sport paid tribute Tuesday to former President Jimmy Carter ahead of his...

Walz rallies young Georgia voters one day after Vance appeals to the state’s evangelicals

(Georgia Recorder) — Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz paid a visit to Georgia Tuesday, stopping by colleges in Atlanta to urge young supporters...

In vitro fertilization bills from both Democrats and GOP blocked in U.S. Senate

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The closely divided U.S. Senate gridlocked Tuesday over the best way to provide nationwide protections for in vitro fertilization, despite...

Vance, Kemp say GOP is united as long-simmering Trump feud is relegated to the...

(Georgia Recorder) — Republican Vice Presidential nominee J.D. Vance shared an Atlanta stage with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Monday night, where Vance made a...

New details released in second Trump assassination attempt

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump wasn’t harmed by Sunday’s apparent assassination attempt as he golfed near his Florida club....

Georgia official seeks more school safety money after Apalachee High shooting

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s state school superintendent says he wants the state to spend more money to guarantee security officers and wearable panic alert...

An American pastor detained in China for nearly 20 years has been released

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Christian pastor from California has been freed from China after nearly 20 years behind bars and is back home in...

5 things to know about the apparent assassination attempt on Trump at one of...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is safe following what the FBI says "appears to be an attempted assassination” while playing...

UPDATE: Trump was the subject of an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was the target Sunday of “what appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm...

Haitians in Ohio find solidarity at church after chaotic week of false pet-eating claims

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — For many Haitian immigrants, Sunday mornings in Springfield, Ohio, are spent joyfully worshipping God as they sing and pray in...