Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the U.S. will channel CHIPS and Science Act funds into semiconductor manufacturing clusters by 2030.
Israel approves over 7,000 settlement homes, groups say
Israel’s far-right government has granted approval for over 7,000 new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, settlement backers and opponents said Thursday. The move defies growing international opposition to construction in the occupied territory.
Fishing vessel cited for electrical hazards and poor sanitation
An Alaskan fishing vessel has been cited again by OSHA for improper sanitation, hazardous food and water storage and electrical hazards.
Texas judge could halt access to abortion pill mifepristone
Mifepristone, legal in the US for more than 20 years, is now under threat.
‘I didn’t expect to survive’: One Ukrainian soldier reflects on a year of triumph, loss and horror
Volodymyr Demchenko was a citizen who volunteered to fight when Russia invaded. “For me this war is black and white.”
Push returns for South Carolina to add hate crime law
A bill that would make South Carolina the 49th state with a hate crime law is making its way through the House.
Hit man in political murder-for-hire sentenced to 20 years
The man who admitted to helping carry out a murder-for-hire plot engineered by a former New Jersey political consultant has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.