• A $1.8 billion mistake could cost the South Carolina treasurer his job
    COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — For the first time in over two centuries as a U.S. state, South Carolina lawmakers are going to try to remove a statewide elected official from office. The Republican-dominated Senate on Wednesday decided to hold a hearing to decide if Republican state Treasurer Curtis Loftis should be removed from office over […]
  • Air traffic controllers to get more support after a fight and latest near miss at Washington airport
    Air traffic controllers at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport will be offered crisis counseling and additional supervision after a fight in the tower and another alarming near miss two months after a midair collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter killed 67 people. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it is also evaluating […]
  • Law firms fear Trump orders could affect security clearances of lawyers who are military reservists
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says his executive orders targeting law firms are being issued in the name of national security, with the White House asserting that the firms don’t deserve access to sensitive U.S. government information. But the firms fear the orders are being written so broadly as to potentially weaken national security […]
  • Social Security’s acting leader faces calls to resign over decision to cut Maine contracts
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner is facing calls to resign after he issued an order — which was quickly rescinded — that would have required Maine parents to register their newborns for Social Security numbers at a federal office rather than the hospital. Newly unearthed emails show that the March 5 […]
  • This is what forecasters mean when they talk about a 100-year flood
    Weather forecasters sometimes warn of storms that unleash such unusual rain they are described as 100-year or even 500-year floods. Here’s what to know about how scientists determine how extreme a flood is and how common these extreme events are becoming. Scientists use math to help people understand how unusual a severe flood is and […]