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Hawaii plans to increase hotel tax to help it cope with climate change
HONOLULU (AP) — In a first-of-its kind move, Hawaii lawmakers are ready to hike a tax imposed on travelers staying in hotels, vacation rentals and other short-term accommodations and earmark the new money for programs to cope with a warming planet.State leaders say they'll use the funds for projects like replenishing sand on eroding beaches, helping homeowners install hurricane clips on their roofs and removing invasive grasses like those that fueled the deadly wildfire that destroyed Lahaina two years ago.
A bill scheduled for House and Senate votes on Wednesday... Read More
Childcare in the Capitol: As more women run for office, some are bringing their kids
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — When Florida state Rep. Fiona McFarland's infant daughter, Grace Melton, crawled for the first time, the mom of four was right next door, hard at work with her legislative policy staff in the state Capitol.Thanks to the on-site childcare available in the statehouse, McFarland didn't miss that magical first milestone in her 7-month-old's young life.
“The sitter I had with her just grabbed me out of my meeting right next door and I came over and got to witness it,” McFarland recalled.
As more women and young people run for public... Read More
For some Americans, the end of the Vietnam War after Saigon fell 50 years ago is still deeply felt
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Vietnam War greatly impacted U.S. society from the passage of the War Powers Resolution that restricts the president’s ability to send troops into extended combat without congressional approval to the cementing of college campuses as centers of student activism.Millions of U.S. troops fought in Vietnam. For some Americans, the war that effectively ended with the fall of Saigon 50 years ago Wednesday on April 30, 1975, continues to shape their lives.
They include: A woman dedicated to recovering her father’s remains after the Navy... Read More
The US government has a new policy for terminating international students' legal status
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has begun shedding new light on a crackdown on international students, spelling out how it targeted thousands of people and laying out the grounds for terminating their legal status.The new details emerged in lawsuits filed by some of the students who suddenly had their status canceled in recent weeks with little explanation.
In the past month, foreign students around the U.S. have been rattled to learn their records had been removed from a student database maintained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Some went into hiding... Read More
Illinois town mourns the 4 youngsters killed when a car barreled through their after-school camp
CHATHAM, Ill. (AP) — Residents of a small central Illinois city on Tuesday mourned the loss of three children and a teenager killed in a startling crash in which a car barreled through a building used for a popular after-school camp. Authorities said it didn't appear to be a targeted attack.The car on Monday left a road, crossed a field and smashed into the side of the building in Chatham used by Youth Needing Other Things Outdoors, also known as YNOT, according to Illinois State Police. It traveled through the building, striking people before exiting the other side. Six... Read More
Top Stories in US News
- Hawaii plans to increase hotel tax to help it cope with climate change
- Childcare in the Capitol: As more women run for office, some are bringing their kids
- For some Americans, the end of the Vietnam War after Saigon fell 50 years ago is still deeply felt
- The US government has a new policy for terminating international students' legal status
- Illinois town mourns the 4 youngsters killed when a car barreled through their after-school camp
- Wisconsin high court suspends Milwaukee judge accused of helping man evade immigration authorities
- Judge skeptical of Trump administration argument that federal courts can't review border declaration
- AmeriCorps cuts prompt two dozen states to sue Trump administration
- Los Angeles County approves $4 billion payout to settle sexual abuse claims at juvenile facilities
- More than 50,000 Los Angeles County workers take to picket lines demanding higher pay
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