US faces new pressure to build weapons without China’s rare earth magnets
A group of young scientists and entrepreneurs started a backyard lab in Boston in 2018 to find a cleaner metal-refining method
Trump overhaul could gut Head Start preschool standards, leaving states to set rules
President Donald Trump’s administration is planning a major overhaul of the Head Start program
US dollar weakens sharply against the Japanese yen after market interventions
The U.S. dollar has weakened sharply against the Japanese yen after U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan’s finance minister confirmed both sides had intervened in markets
Wind-driven wildfire prompts evacuations in eastern Washington
A fast-moving wildfire driven by strong winds has swept across northwest Spokane, Washington
Republicans want voters to elect Kansas Supreme Court justices and move court to the right
Kansas voters will decide Tuesday whether to elect state Supreme Court justices rather than have the governor appoint them
Moscow mayor calls Saturday’s deadly bomb attack on restaurant a ‘terrorist act.
Moscow mayor calls Saturday’s deadly bomb attack on restaurant a ‘terrorist act.
Eastern Washington fires have burned 600 structures and forced the evacuation of 5,000 homes
Authorities say about 5,000 homes have been evacuated and about 600 homes, businesses and other buildings have been destroyed by wildfires that remained uncontained Sunday in eastern Washington state
Suspect in shooting at Idaho fast-food restaurant died from self-inflicted gunshot wound, police say
The suspect in a fatal shooting at a fast-food restaurant in Idaho died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said
Trump wanted interest rate cuts to be ‘Rocket Fuel’ for the economy. He is losing that fight so far
President Donald Trump has for months pressured the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates, claiming it would be “Rocket Fuel!”
Breakneck pace in immigration courts is driving up deportation orders
The Trump administration is packing immigration courtrooms and giving less lead-time on hearings in an effort to clear a decades-long backlog