Politics & Government

How the role of Alexei Navalny's widow, Yulia, has changed since her husband's death

5:44pm February 21, 2024

by Michele Kelemen

Alexei Navalny's wife Yulia has been thrust into the spotlight since her husband's death. Now the woman who always insisted her role was as a wife and a mother, considers her new role as a politician.

Ex-FBI informant has 'extensive' Russian intelligence contacts, lawyers say

5:44pm February 21, 2024

by Ryan Lucas

New information has emerged about the former FBI informant charged with making false bribery claims about the Bidens. Prosecutors say Alexander Smirnov has contacts with Russian intelligence.

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The Biden Administration is erasing debts of 150,000 federal student loan borrowers

5:44pm February 21, 2024

by Cory Turner

The U.S. Department of Education announced it's erasing $1.2 billion in federal student loans. At the same time, the department is struggled to implement a new application for federal student aid.

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Chinese-made cranes at U.S. ports may pose a national security threat

4:59pm February 21, 2024

by Jenna McLaughlin

There are about 200 cranes at U.S. ports that were made in China, and could be at risk for hacking. The White House is taking aim at these.

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Greensboro Regency Inn housing project won't be completed until 2027 under new proposal

4:07pm February 21, 2024

by April Laissle

If approved, a long-awaited housing project at the site of the former Regency Inn in Greensboro likely won’t be completed until 2027 — years after the original target opening date.

A photo of the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts.

GSO City Council hears proposal from management company regarding the Greensboro Coliseum Complex

2:45pm February 21, 2024

by DJ Simmons

Oak View Group has emerged as a candidate to manage the Greensboro Coliseum Complex. The private company recently presented its financial proposal and transition plan to the City Council. The Greensboro Coliseum Complex encompasses 10 venues including the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts. Last year, the city started accepting proposals to transition to new leadership.

Aides to Gov. Brian Kemp recently sent word to lawmakers he was skeptical of an expansion of the state's Medicaid program, pouring cold water on a push earlier in the session to provide health coverage for hundreds of thousands of uninsured Georgians.

Red states that have resisted Medicaid expansion are feeling pressure to give up

2:43pm February 21, 2024

by Sam Gringlas

More and more Southern states are talking about fully expanding Medicaid to cover poor residents. They've resisted the option for a decade, but are now running into competition with each other.

The decision stems from a case brought by three couples that had pursued in vitro fertilization treatment.

How Alabama's ruling that frozen embryos are 'children' could impact IVF

11:03am February 21, 2024

Frozen embryos are people and you can be held legally responsible if you destroy them, according to the Alabama Supreme Court. The decision could have wide-ranging implications for IVF clinics.

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Jurors can't be replaced once deliberations begin, North Carolina appeals court rules

9:53am February 21, 2024

by Gary Robertson, Associated Press

A man sentenced to life in prison without parole for a fatal shooting in a Raleigh motel room was awarded a new trial on Tuesday by the state Court of Appeals because of a jury shakeup after deliberations began.

Morning news brief

5:08am February 21, 2024

U.S. Supreme Court takes up an environmental case. Nikki Haley vows to stay in the race for the GOP presidential nomination. Alabama's Supreme Court gives fertilized eggs the same rights as children.