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NASCAR 75: Car evolution includes stock, wings, safety. EV?
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - NASCAR's next 75 years almost certainly will include at least a partially electric vehicle turning laps at Daytona International Speedway. It's unlikely NASCAR would make th...
Jody Heemstra Feb 15, 2023
Speaker Johnson insists he's sticking to budget deal but announces no plan to stop partial shutdown
JANUARY 12, 2024: WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Mike Johnson insists he is sticking with the bipartisan budget deal he struck with the other congressional leaders. But he has offered no clear path f...
Jody Heemstra Jan 12, 2024
GOP lawmakers resist calls to tweak abortion bans. Some say they'll clarify the laws' few exceptions
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - In Republican-led states across the U.S., conservative legislators are refusing to reevaluate abortion bans - even as doctors and patients insist the laws' exceptions are dange...
Jody Heemstra Mar 11, 2024
Judge overseeing Georgia election interference case dismisses some charges against Trump
MARCH 13, 2024, UPDATE: ATLANTA (AP) - The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case on Wednesday (March 13, 2024) dismissed some of the charges against former President Donald Trump, bu...
Jody Heemstra Mar 13, 2024 Karen Neoh / CC
It's not just 'hang loose.' Lawmakers look to make the friendly 'shaka' Hawaii's official gesture
KANEOHE, Hawaii (AP) - A pinky and thumb extended with the remaining fingers curled down: That's the "shaka" in Hawaii. It's sometimes known outside the islands as the "hang loose"...
Jody Heemstra Mar 18, 2024 Steven Miller / CC
'The Phantom of the Opera' closes on Broadway after 35 years
NEW YORK (AP) - The final curtain came down Sunday (April 16, 2023) on New York's production of "The Phantom of the Opera," ending Broadway's longest-running show with thunderous standing ov...
Jody Heemstra Apr 19, 2023 hey tiffany! / CC
States With the Largest (and Smallest) Tax Burden
What is the landscape of taxes in America going into 2021? The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which was signed into law in 2017 by President Trump, reduced personal income tax rates for most people across the...
Dec 14, 2020
EXPLAINER: 2023 tax credits for EVs will boost their appeal
WASHINGTON (AP) - Starting Jan. 1, 2023, many Americans will qualify for a tax credit of up to $7,500 for buying an electric vehicle. The credit, part of changes enacted in the Inflation Reduction Act...
Jody Heemstra Dec 26, 2022 Ivan Radic / CC
US consumers keep spending despite high prices and their own gloomy outlook. Can it last?
WASHINGTON (AP) - A flow of recent data from the U.S. government has made one thing strikingly clear: A surge in consumer spending is fueling strong growth, demonstrating a resilience that has confoun...
Jody Heemstra Oct 30, 2023
DEA's most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid 'unwinnable war'
DECEMBER 1, 2022: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - José Irizarry accepts that he's known as the most corrupt agent in U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration history, admitting he conspired with Colom...
Jody Heemstra Dec 01, 2022 Steve Mays / CC