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PHOENIX (AP) — It's no joke. Humorous and quirky messages on electronic signs will soon disappear from highways and freeways across the country. The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has given states two years to implement all of the changes outlined in its new 1,100-page manual released last month, including rules that spell out how signs [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Anyone who has lived through a natural disaster and then applied to the federal government for assistance knows that it can be a lengthy, frustrating and bureaucratic process. New rules announced last week by the federal agency in charge of emergency management aim to simplify and speed up the process. With natural [...]
Several states and New York City are adding thousands of people to their population totals after successfully asking for a review of their 2020 census figures. The once-a-decade census produces population figures that help determine political power and the annual distribution of $2.8 trillion in federal funding. The Census Bureau has two programs giving governments [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Student and legal advocacy groups are petitioning the U.S. Department of Agriculture to lift the interview requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) applicants to receive food aid. The groups argue the interview requirement is burdensome and prevents some people who qualify for food aid from receiving it. The National Student [...]
NEW YORK — New York building officials have issued emergency work orders to stabilize a historic synagogue and its neighboring structures after an illicit underground tunnel was discovered at the sanctuary last week. An investigation by the city's Department of Buildings uncovered a tunnel that was 60 feet long, 8 feet wide and 5 feet [...]
Nearly 21 million children in the United States and its territories are expected to receive food benefits this summer through a newly permanent federal program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced earlier this week. Thirty-five states, all five U.S. territories and four tribes opted into the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer program, or Summer EBT, which [...]
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The National Park Service has withdrawn a proposal to take down a statue of William Penn at a Philadelphia historical site as part of a renovation that touched off a torrent of criticism over the legacy of the man who founded the province of Pennsylvania. In a brief statement, Independence National [...]
SAN FRANCISCO — Kevin Hines regretted jumping off San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge the moment his hands released the rail and he plunged the equivalent of 25 stories into the Pacific Ocean, breaking his back. Hines miraculously survived his suicide attempt at age 19 in September 2000 as he struggled with bipolar disorder, one of [...]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The room was packed with Native American leaders from across the country, all invited to Washington to hear from federal officials about President Joe Biden’s accomplishments and new policy directives aimed at improving relationships and protecting sacred sites. Arlan Melendez was not among them. The longtime chairman of the Reno-Sparks Indian [...]
NEW YORK — Visitors to New York City hoping to take home a souvenir from the Brooklyn Bridge will now have to settle for a photograph, as vendors are now banned from the iconic span. The new rule, which went into effect Wednesday, aims to ease overcrowding on the bridge's heavily trafficked pedestrian walkway, where [...]