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Senior Democratic lawmakers trying to find a backup plan to a minimum-wage increase are exploring a tax penalty on companies with more than $2.5 billion in g...
by Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports - February 28, 2021Unlike federally recognized tribes, the Chinook Nation doesn't have a political relationship with the United States, which would make it eligible for federal...
by CHRISTINE FERNANDO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - February 28, 2021When an unusually harsh winter storm blanketed much of Texas with snow, knocking out electricity to millions of homes and leaving many struggling to find cle...
by ACACIA CORONADO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - February 28, 2021Church bells rang out and a World War II-era plane flew over the funeral service of Capt. Tom Moore on Saturday, honoring the veteran who raised millions of ...
by The Associated Press - February 28, 2021Anticipation for Donald Trump's speech today was palpable at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando on Saturday, as speakers invoked the for...
by RYAN GILLESPIE ORLANDO SENTINEL (TNS) - February 28, 2021The processing of asylum-seekers waiting to enter the United States expanded to a third border crossing Friday, even as nongovernmental organizations called ...
by MARIA VERZA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - February 28, 2021As many as 10 death row inmates in Oklahoma, more than one-fifth of the state's prisoners condemned to die, could escape execution because of a recent U.S. S...
by SEAN MURPHY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - February 28, 2021The town meeting, for centuries, was a staple of New England life -- but the coronavirus pandemic could accelerate the departure from the tradition where peo...
by WILSON RING THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - February 28, 2021Facing damning evidence in the deadly Capitol siege last month -- including social media posts flaunting their actions -- rioters are arguing in court they w...
by MICHAEL KUNZELMAN AND ALANNA DURKIN RICHER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - February 28, 2021Three people were killed Friday after a single-engine plane crashed into a ravine outside of Atlanta, authorities said.
by The New York Times - February 28, 2021A bill that would grant state recognition for a second band of Maliseet Indians is running into opposition from leaders of other tribes, who say a lack of a ...
by The Associated Press - February 28, 2021Crystal Deck was opening presents on Christmas morning at her brother's home when she heard the news that an enormous explosion had ripped through the histor...
by STEVE CAVENDISH, NEIL MACFARQUHAR, JAMIE MCGEE AND ADAM GOLDMAN THE NEW YORK TIMES - February 28, 2021In a move that has triggered confusion across the nation's housing market, a federal judge in Texas issued a ruling on Thursday knocking down the Centers for...
by KYLE SWENSON THE WASHINGTON POST - February 28, 2021NEW YORK -- While dozens of New Yorkers lined up outside in the rain, shopping carts at the ready as they waited for free food, Sofia Moncayo led her team in...
by LUIS ANDRES HENAO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - February 28, 2021On a secluded bluff along U.S. 52, between St. Donatus and Bellevue, sits a cottage inspired by the design aesthetic of renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright...
by KAYLI REESE TELEGRAPH HERALD - February 28, 2021