North Carolina State Representative flips parties, gives Republicans supermajority
North Carolina General Assembly (RALEIGH, N.C.) — North Carolina state Rep.Tricia Cotham announced Wednesday she is switching parties, giving Republicans the supermajority needed to override vetoes from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. The freshman state representative, who said she
Texas man claims 'Find my iPhone' glitch makes people think he stole their devices, may sue Apple
CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images (RICHMOND, Texas) — A homeowner in Texas has threatened to sue Apple after he says a glitch in the “Find My iPhone” app made people think he’s stolen their iPhone and other products.
Uvalde students walkout to protest gun violence: 'I'm scared of dying every day'
Kate Holland/ABC News (UVALDE, Texas) — Students of the Uvalde Independent Consolidated School District staged a walkout on Wednesday to protest gun violence, acknowledging the 19 elementary school children and two teachers who were killed after the massacre
Around 40% of long COVID patients have sleep issues, study shows
Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Around 40% of patients with long COVID have moderate to severe sleep issues, according to new analysis of patients treated at Cleveland Clinic’s ReCOver Clinic. The report, published Tuesday in the
Pritzker continues to cast doubt on reports of Illinois’ population decline
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker continues to downplay and cast doubt on Illinois’ population losses, despite U.S. Census data evidence to the contrary. The U.S. Census released updated county population numbers late last month. In
Costumes from '1923' now on museum display
“1923” Exhibit – Paley Center for Media For fans of the Yellowstone prequel series 1923, New York City’s Paley Center for Media is offering a chance to get up close to some of the costumes that bring
Trump's indictment won't end his Secret Service protection — he'd have to decline it: ANALYSIS
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump’s indictment in New York is historic: never before has a former president been indicted for an alleged crime. The closest would have been former President Richard Nixon, who
Defense Department, FBI detain innocent person in hotel in training exercise gone wrong
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images (BOSTON) — A Defense Department training exercise in Boston went wrong when federal personnel incorrectly detained a person in a hotel who was not a part of the exercise, according to an FBI
Illinois hopes to lure renewable energy storage companies to the state
(The Center Square) – Now that Illinois is on a fast track to convert to renewable energy, a critical part of the transition may have been overlooked. Coal-fired power plants are going offline or are set to
Harvard students face dorm raid by armed officers after hoax threat
EasyBuy4u/Getty Images (CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) — Four Harvard University students were awakened by armed officers in their dorm rooms after a fake 911 call about a person with a “gun threatening violence” sent officers searching for the risk, according