Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Consumer Product Safety Commission

Moderate Republican Rep. Don Bacon is projected to survive a close re-election race in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District. The Associated Press projected on Friday that Bacon, a retired military general, who ran against Democratic state lawmaker Tony Vargas, won.  The race was one of the most closely watched races of the 2024 election cycle. It…

“It shouldn’t take longer to approve an [energy] project than it takes to build it,” said National Governors Association Vice Chair Kevin Stitt at Friday’s conference in Washington. That, the Oklahoma Republican said, is the collective picture painted of all the problems with government bureaucracy at all levels that imperils the U.S.’ ability to stay…

A Broadway dancer has been missing for over a week from his home in South Carolina. Zelig Williams, a 28-year-old professional dancer who appeared in “Hamilton” in 2016, was last seen driving in the area of Congaree National Park. Authorities located his abandoned vehicle at the Palmetto Trail Parking lot off Bluff Road — about…

Former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal is directed by five Sikh high priests to perform acts of public penance for decisions perceived as damaging to the Sikh community, including the failure to address the 2015 sacrilege incidents. His father, Parkash Singh Badal, loses the title ‘Fakhre-e-Qaum’.

The Melbourne, Austrailia, crowd was not kind to Novak Djokovic early Friday morning. In his quest to extend his record with a 25th grand slam, Djokovic only managed to play one set, withdrawing from his Australian Open semifinal match after tearing a muscle in his left leg. The withdrawal sent Alexander Zverev to Sunday’s final…