Water crisis in the West has forced federal government intervention
Here we go — again. One year after first declaring a water shortage on the Colorado River, triggering cutbacks in water to Arizona, Nevada and Mexico, the federal government recently announced additional cuts are necessary based on dangerously low water levels in Lake Mead and Lake Powell. The announcement's timing coincides with the expiration of a deadline imposed by the Department of the Interior in June. The Colorado River states were given 60 days to create an emergency plan to stop using 2 million to 4 million acre-feet of water in the next year. The federal government warne
Read MoreDengue vaccine candidate safe and effective
Story at a glance Dengue virus is transmitted to humans through mosquito bites. It can cause severe illness and death. A new vaccine candidate was more than 83 percent effective at protecting against hospitalizations over a three-year clinical trial. Dengue virus is a m
Read MoreKarl Rove: 'Beyond me' why Trump held on to docs 'when he had no legal authority'
Karl Rove, who served as a senior adviser to former President George W. Bush, said on Friday that former President Trump did not have the authority to take presidential documents with him to his Mar-a-Lago residence when he ended his term. “Why he was holding on to these materials when he had no legal authority to do so under the Presidential Records Act is beyond me,” Rove, a Fox News contributor, said during an appearance on the network. Rove’s appearance came shortly after a fed
Read MoreRNC says national spokesman 'no longer works' for party
Paris Dennard, a conservative commentator and one-time surrogate for former President Trump, is out at the Republican National Committee (RNC). Dennard had been serving as a national spokesperson and director of Black media affairs for the RNC since March 2020. In a statement, RNC chief of staff Mike Reed confirmed that Dennard was no longer working for the party, but did not provide any details on the situation. “Paris Dennard no longer works for the RNC,” Reed said. “We don’t comment on personnel matters.”
Read MoreResidents in these 13 states could pay taxes on their student loan relief
Residents of 13 states who receive debt forgiveness from the federal government for their student loans may need to pay some state taxes on their forgiven amount, according to an analysis by the think tank Tax Foundation. Jared Walczak, the vice president of state projects for the Center for State Tax Policy at the think tank, said in a blog post Thursday that loan forgiveness is generally considered to be equivalent to income and is therefore taxabl
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