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Timeline: How Georgia and South Carolina nuclear reactors ran so far off course
WAYNESBORO, Ga. (AP) — The first of two nuclear reactors in Georgia is generating electricity and could be days away from achieving full-power operation. But the new units at Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Vogtle are $17 billion over budget and running seven years late. Customers of...
Today in History: May 23, Bonnie and Clyde shot to death
Today in History Today is Tuesday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2023. There are 222 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 23, 1984, Surgeon General C. Everett Koop issued a report saying there was “very solid” evidence linking...
Former Arkansas U.S. Rep. Marion Berry, who served 7 terms, dies at 80
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Robert Marion Berry, an Arkansas Democrat who served seven terms in Congress and was known for his blunt rhetoric and advocacy for farmers and older residents, has died. He was 80. Berry, who was known as “Marion,” died Friday, his...
3 judges who chipped away abortion rights to hear federal abortion pill appeal
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Three conservative appeals court judges, each with a history of supporting restrictions on abortion, will hear arguments May 17 on whether a widely used abortion drug should remain available. The case involves a regulatory issue — whether the Food and Drug...
Appeals court puts brakes on order that could end US health law’s preventative care mandate
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court in New Orleans temporarily put on hold Monday a federal judge's ruling striking down a part of the Affordable Care Act that requires most insurers to cover preventative care including vaccines and screenings for cancer, diabetes and HIV. ...
Today in History: May 13, Pope John Paul II shot and wounded
Today in History Today is Saturday, May 13, the 133rd day of 2023. There are 232 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 13, 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot and seriously wounded in St. Peter’s Square by Turkish assailant...
Figuring out Texas: From guns to immigration, here's how one state's challenges echo the country's
HOUSTON (AP) — Thirteen people dead in two mass shootings. Eight immigrants killed when an SUV slams into a crowded bus stop. The likely approval of legislation that would let the Republican governor overturn elections in the most populous county, a Democratic stronghold. All in the past two...
Today in History: May 6, the Hindenburg crashes
Today in History Today is Saturday, May 6, the 126th day of 2023. There are 239 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 6, 1937, the hydrogen-filled German airship Hindenburg caught fire and crashed while attempting to dock at...
US transfers Guantanamo detainee to Algeria
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has transferred a Guantanamo detainee back to his home country of Algeria, saying his continued detention was no longer necessary, the Department of Defense announced Thursday. Said bin Brahim bin Umran Bakush was captured in Pakistan in 2002 during an...
Steve Murdock, Texas scholar who headed Census Bureau, dies
HOUSTON (AP) — Steve Murdock, a former state demographer of Texas who served one year as the director of the U.S. Census Bureau, during which he helped keep the 2010 census on track, has died. He was 75. Murdock died last Friday, according to Rice University in Houston, where he...
