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A demonstrator holds a sign that reads "Count Me In" outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 2019. Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, has introduced companion legislation to a House bill that could help prevent political interference with future head counts.

A divided Congress may sideline protecting the census after Trump's interference

With a Democratic Senate and a GOP House, some census advocates are looking past the new Congress for other ways to help protect the 2030 census and other head counts from political interference.

People are paying to write messages on Ukrainian war weapons before use

Ukrainian volunteers are resorting to creative methods to raise funds to support the country's military.

In this aerial view, floodwater surrounds a house as the Kentucky National Guard fly a recon and rescue mission on Saturday in Breathitt County near Jackson, Ky. Flood waters have receded but still surround much of the area.

Kentucky's governor warns residents to brace for more flooding

Kentucky officials are still working to confirm deaths from the past week's flooding. Hundreds of people have already been displaced.

San Diego Judge Rules In Favor Of Strip Clubs Seeking To Remain Open

The judge's ruling also applied to "San Diego County businesses with restaurant service," though it was unclear exactly what businesses that portion of the ruling would apply to.

FILE - A worker wears a mask while preparing desserts at the Universal City Walk Friday, May 14, 2021, in Universal City, Calif. Workplace regulators are poised on Thursday, Dec. 16 to extend California’s coronavirus pandemic regulations into next year with some revisions that business groups say could worsen the labor shortage.

New California rules end distinction for vaccinated workers

California workplace regulators extended the state's coronavirus pandemic regulations into next year with revisions that businesses say could worsen the labor shortage.

Houston's Minute Maid Park is ready for the World Series which gets underway Friday. The Astros are taking on the Philadelphia Phillies in the best-of-seven series.

The World Series begins with upstart Philly taking on Houston, the tainted juggernaut

It's the fourth World Series for the Houston Astros since 2017. They're tangling with the Philadelphia Phillies who made an unlikely playoff run to reach their first Series since 2009.

A gun shop in Yuma, Ariz. Such retailers will soon have their own "merchant code" to categorize credit card purchases made there.

A new credit card code is a first step toward preventing gun violence, advocates say

A new "merchant code" for credit cards will categorize purchases made at gun stores. But there are limitations on its usefulness — including that most guns in the U.S. aren't bought at such outlets.

Taylor Swift attends the "All Too Well" New York premiere on Nov. 12, 2021. Swift responded to a copyright lawsuit about her 2014 hit "Shake It Off" this week.

Taylor Swift says she never listened to 3LW before writing 'Shake It Off'

Taylor Swift says she had never heard of the group 3LW or their 2001 song "Playas Gon' Play" before a lawsuit was filed against her accusing her of stealing lyrics.

A passenger at Euston station in London looks at the departures board on the first day of a rail strike on Tuesday June 21, 2022.

Major stations across the U.K. are deserted as a rail strike begins

More strikes are planned later this week in a rail dispute over pay, working conditions and job security.

The Carlsbad desalination plant, shown in this undated photograph, now provides nearly ten percent of San Diego County's water supply.

Another California desalination plant approved — the most contentious one yet

The California Coastal Commission voted 8-to-2 despite the ecological risks to the Monterey Bay coast, high costs of the water and a divide between affluent and lower-income communities.

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