Day: September 21, 2023

Boston traffic disrupted after climate activists block roadway

6:11 pm September 21, 2023

Climate activists briefly disrupted the morning commute Thursday in Boston to put pressure on the state’s governor to ban fossil fuel infrastructure. The 15-minute protest blocked a roadway outside the South Station Transportation Center in downtown Boston. Boston police said there were arrests, but they did not have any details. The group, Extinction Rebellion Boston, […]

Gov. Kathy Hochul has message for migrants looking to come to New York: ‘Go somewhere else’

6:09 pm September 21, 2023

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul seemingly changed her tune on the migrant crisis Thursday, remarking during a CNN appearance, “If you’re going to leave your country, go somewhere else.” “We have to let the word out that when you come to New York you’re not gonna have more hotel rooms,” Hochul said. “We don’t have […]

Man hospitalized in critical condition after gunfight with St. Louis officers during domestic disturbance

6:08 pm September 21, 2023

A man is hospitalized with what police describe as life-threatening injuries after a “gunfight” with two St. Louis County officers. Police received a call about a domestic disturbance just after 7 p.m. Wednesday and were told that a man was intoxicated and refusing to allow the caller to leave the home, St. Louis County Sgt. […]

Medicaid expansion may be enacted in North Carolina, pending approval of final budget

5:12 pm September 21, 2023

Passing North Carolina’s budget will remain the last hurdle for the state to expand Medicaid to potentially cover 600,000 adults who don’t qualify or make enough for health insurance now that an effort to link it to authorizing more casinos is off the table. Expansion appears back on a smoother glidepath after Republican legislative leaders […]

Top Democrat breaks with Schumer on Senate dress code

5:10 pm September 21, 2023

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said the Senate must act to reverse the unilateral decision made by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to stop enforcing the dress code. In a rare public disagreement with his party’s leader, Durbin, the Democratic majority whip, said he is “concerned” about the relaxed standards, which critics say is an accomodation […]