The Louisiana State Capitol building in Baton Rouge, on April 17, 2020. Chris Graythen/Getty Images The Louisiana Senate approved a new U.S. congressional map on May 14. The legislation, which advanced 27–10 along party lines on Thursday afternoon, will redraw one of the Pelican State’s two majority-Democratic U.S. House districts ahead of the midterm elections.
A lab technician performs a DNA extraction to aid in identifying and tracking the hantavirus at the Faculty of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences in Cordoba, Argentina, on May 13, 2026. Diego Lima/AFP via Getty Images Health officials are investigating a potential hantavirus case in Illinois that is not linked to the MV Hondius cruise
Students walk through the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Conn., in a file photograph. Yana Paskova/Getty Images A year-long federal investigation into student admissions practices at Yale School of Medicine determined that the institution intentionally selected black and Hispanic applicants over higher-achieving whites and Asians, the Department of Justice announced today. The department
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a bilateral meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026. Alex Wong/Getty Images Chinese leader Xi Jinping has pledged not to provide military equipment to Iran, President Donald Trump said after the first day of talks between the
Mifepristone tablets seen in a Planned Parenthood clinic in Ames, Iowa, on July 18, 2024. Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo The U.S. Supreme Court on May 14 extended its order allowing a popular abortion pill to continue to be sent in the mail, after a federal appeals court ruling blocked the practice. The new ruling states that
California Gov. Gavin Newsom at the 62nd Munich Security Conference on Feb. 13, 2026. Johannes Simon/Getty Images Gov. Gavin Newsom on May 14 released a revised 2026–2027 California budget proposal that his office says eliminates the state’s projected operating deficit through July 2028. Late last year, the state’s nonpartisan budget analyst warned that California was
The House Armed Services Committee holds a hearing at 3 p.m. ET on May 14 on the science, technology, and innovation posture of the Department of Defense. Witnesses: Emil Michael—under secretary of defense for research and engineering Owen West—director, Defense Innovation Unit Cameron Stanley—chief digital and artificial in… Original News Source Link – Epoch Times