Oil leases
Biden offshore drilling proposal would allow up to 11 sales
President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday proposed up to 10 oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and one off the Alaska ...
Associated Press, Author at American Press
abortion
State attorney general threatens jail for abortion providers
Louisiana’s attorney general on Wednesday warned doctors against performing abortions, despite a judge’s order blocking the state from enforcing its ban on the procedure. In ...
by Associated Press, Wednesday, June 29, 2022 7:57 pm
supreme court
Supreme Court blocks plan for mostly Black voting district in Louisiana
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday put on hold a lower court ruling that Louisiana must draw new congressional districts before the 2022 elections to ...
by Associated Press, Tuesday, June 28, 2022 6:29 pm
supreme court
Biden calls abortion ruling ‘a sad day’ for country
President Joe Biden said Friday that “it’s a sad day for the court and the country” after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the ...
by Associated Press, Friday, June 24, 2022 12:36 pm
supreme court
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion
The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe ...
by Associated Press, Friday, June 24, 2022 9:28 am
Nation
FDA bans Juul e-cigarettes tied to teen vaping surge
U.S. health regulators on Thursday ordered Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the market, the latest blow to the embattled company widely blamed for ...
by Associated Press, Thursday, June 23, 2022 11:30 am
economy
Biden calls for 3-month suspension of gas, diesel taxes
President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months — an election-year move meant to ease ...
by Associated Press, Wednesday, June 22, 2022 10:04 pm
covid
LDH advocates vaccine for all eligible children
The nation’s infants, toddlers and preschoolers are finally getting their chance at COVID-19 vaccination as the U.S. rolls out shots for tots this week. Shipments ...
by Associated Press, Tuesday, June 21, 2022 5:45 am
covid-19
US opens COVID vaccine to infants, toddlers
The U.S. on Saturday opened COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers. The shots will become available next week, expanding the nation’s vaccination campaign to ...
by Associated Press, Saturday, June 18, 2022 5:45 pm
covid-19
FDA panel backs Moderna’s COVID vaccine for older kids
A government advisory panel Tuesday endorsed a second brand of COVID-19 vaccine for school-age children and teens. The Food and Drug Administration’s outside experts voted ...