Tag: politics

South Carolina Senate turns wide-ranging energy bill into resolution supporting more power

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A bill that power companies call vital to keeping the lights on in South Carolina has been turned into a...

Biden heads to Wisconsin to laud a new Microsoft facility, meet voters — and troll Trump

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden is racing into yet another battleground state Wednesday, continuing to push a contrast with Donald Trump on economic...

Can you afford to take care of your children and parents? Biden revives effort to lower costs

WASHINGTON -- As President Joe Biden runs for reelection, he’s resurrecting proposals to reshape American life from the cradle to the grave by...

Alabama lawmakers approve tax breaks for businesses that help employees afford child care

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday gave final approval to legislation to provide state tax breaks to businesses that help their employees...

Too much water, and not enough: Brazil's flooded south struggles to access basic goods

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil -- The mayor of a major city in southern Brazil on Tuesday pleaded with residents to comply with his water...

Chinese leader Xi visits the French Pyrenees in a personal gesture by Macron

TOURMALET PASS, France -- France’s president hosted China’s leader at a remote mountain pass in the Pyrenees on Tuesday for private meetings after...