A U.S. government panel was due to convene Tuesday for the first time since 1992 to consider exempting oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act due to unspecified national security concerns, a move critics say could doom a rare whale species and harm other marine life. Nicknamed the … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Obama-appointed federal judge who once blocked North Carolina’s voter identification law has reversed course and ruled it constitutional, delivering a major win for Republicans and election security advocates after a seven-year court fight. Judge Loretta Biggs upheld the law on Thursday, finding the liberal voting rights … Read more
The Defense Department said Monday it will remove media outlets’ office spaces from the Pentagon after a federal judge sided with The New York Times in a lawsuit challenging limits on reporters’ access to the building. An area of the Pentagon known as “Correspondents’ Corridor” that reporters have used for decades to cover the U.S. … Read more
PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge said the government overreached by issuing a declaration that called treatments like puberty blockers and surgeries unsafe and ineffective for young people experiencing gender dysphoria, according to a ruling Thursday in Oregon. Judge Mustafa Kasubhai’s ruling was centered on Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. not going through the proper … Read more
A wage garnishment order can cause big issues for your finances, but knowing what can and can’t occur during the process may help. Getty Images/iStockphoto For the average person, their paycheck is the foundation on which everything else is built — their rent or mortgage payment, groceries, debt payments and retirement contributions. What many don’t … Read more
A Haitian-born man has been stripped of his U.S. citizenship after a federal judge in Florida found he defrauded COVID-19 relief programs out of millions of dollars and lied during the naturalization process, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith ordered the revocation of citizenship for Joff Stenn Wroy Philossaint, 25, of … Read more
The Republican Party in Dallas County, Texas, will switch back to a countywide voting system for the state’s May 26 runoff elections after voters experienced massive disruptions during the primary earlier this month due to the precinct-based system that was in place. In a statement on Tuesday announcing the decision, Dallas County Republican Party Chair … Read more
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Ruling in the case of a Black pastor who was arrested while watering his neighbor’s flowers, the Alabama Supreme Court said police can demand to see identification during a stop if they are dissatisfied with a person’s verbal answers. Justices issued the 6-3 decision last week after a federal judge presiding over … Read more
Months after the last of the United States’ 1-cent coins were pressed, some states are beginning to offer their own 2 cents on the penny problem by setting rounding guidance for cash purchases. President Donald Trump announced early last year an end to penny production, saying it was wasteful. It cost 3.7 cents to make … Read more
Owning gold inside a retirement account can be a smart move, but it also comes with a different set of rules. Yulia Reznikov/Getty Images Gold has been on a remarkable run in recent years. After hovering near $2,600 per ounce just one year ago, the precious metal surged past $5,500 in early 2026, the highest … Read more