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Southern Star Tattoo in Atlanta seen Thursday. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is easing restrictions to reopen the state's economy starting Friday.

Sun Rays, Disinfectants And False Hopes: Misinformation Litters The Road To Reopening

Georgia is set to open up lots of businesses Friday — despite not meeting the benchmarks to move into phase one of the White House's reopening guidelines.

Prisoners pass through a courtyard at Waupun Correctional Institution. Officials in some prison towns have come up with creative ways to avoid forming voting districts made up primarily of prisoners. But in many others, political lines are drawn around prisons in a way that critics deride as "prison gerrymandering."

'Your Body Being Used': Where Prisoners Who Can't Vote Fill Voting Districts

The U.S. census counts incarcerated people as residents of where they are imprisoned. In many prison towns, that has led to voting districts made up primarily of prisoners who can't vote.

Volunteers helping U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to release seven endangered light-footed Ridgway rails at the Tijuana River Estuary on Oct. 1, 2019.

Endangered Birds Released In Tijuana River Estuary

San Diego biologists released seven endangered Ridgway rails in the Tijuana River Estuary on Tuesday.

In a speech to the Economic Club of New York on Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said interest rates are just below the range of estimates that would be "neutral" for the economy.

Fed Chief's Remarks On Economy And Interest Rates Cheer Investors

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said that the outlook for the U.S. economy remains solid and that interest rates are nearly within a "neutral" range, touching off a surge in stock prices.

Ken Cuccinelli had been considered President Trump's top choice to lead Homeland Security. Instead, he'll be the deputy to the new acting secretary, Chad Wolf.

Chad Wolf Becomes Acting Head Of Homeland Security, Names Ken Cuccinelli His Deputy

Wolf had authored a memo calling for the separation of families at the border. Cuccinelli is an immigration hard-liner who was once seen as President Trump's pick for the top job.

North Carolina GOP Chair Robin Hayes (shown in 2004) has been indicted on charges including wire fraud and bribery.

North Carolina GOP Chair Indicted On Wire Fraud, Bribery Charges

According to the indictment, Robin Hayes and associates promised "millions of dollars of contributions" for "official actions" favorable to the Global Bankers Insurance Group.

Attorney Cory Briggs leaves San Diego Superior Court on July 31, 2015.

Judge Dismisses Suit City Attorney Candidate Cory Briggs Filed Against Ex-San Ysidro Superintendent

Cory Briggs had argued his nonprofit client had legal standing to sue despite not being connected to the San Ysidro School District.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed the "heartbeat bill" one day after it passed the Republican-led General Assembly.

A Bill Banning Most Abortions Becomes Law In Ohio

The ACLU of Ohio and other organizations that advocate for abortion rights will sue to block the law, one of most restrictive in the country. "We're counting on [a lawsuit]," say the law's supporters.

The CDC is still trying to understand the mechanism by which Vitamin E acetate, an additive in some vapes, injures lung tissue. It may interfere with a natural fluid in the lung called surfactant, which helps make lung tissue stretchy. Or a byproduct may be a toxic chemical.

CDC Confirms A THC Additive, Vitamin E Acetate, Is The Culprit In Most Vaping Deaths

The spate of more than 2,500 acute vaping-related lung injuries tracked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on the decline, epidemiologists say, and the number of deaths has slowed.

President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday proposing to change how kidney disease is treated in the U.S.

Trump Administration Announces Plans To Shake Up The Kidney Care Industry

President Trump has signed an executive order pushing for sweeping changes in the way kidney disease is treated.

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