12+ hour, 25+ min ago  (714+ words) (The Center Square) "A record number of U. S. Border Patrol agents are now serving under President Donald Trump. As of this spring, 21, 471 Border Patrol agents are now serving, U. S. Customs and Border Protection said Wednesday. This is the highest staffing level in…...

11+ hour, 21+ min ago  (545+ words) (The Center Square) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered the U. S. Department of Justice to launch an immediate investigation into oil companies, accusing them of corporate "gouging" as retail gasoline prices lag behind plunging crude costs. The president's instruction, issued via…...

10+ hour, 54+ min ago  (253+ words) (The Center Square) " Two bills related to diversity policy and a third on immigration became law in North Carolina on Wednesday through override of first-term Democratic Gov. Josh Stein's vetoes. A third bill on diversity policy next goes to the…...

13+ hour, 24+ min ago  (539+ words) In his book, Inventing America, the liberal scholar Garry Wills argued that the Declaration owed much to previous Anglo-American history. This is correct. English parliamentary bills originated as petitions by the people's representatives to the king. These petitions listed grievances…...

15+ hour, 4+ min ago  (595+ words) (The Center Square) "Camp Mystic L. L. C. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Wednesday, potentially ending the camp the Eastland family founded in 1939. The filing claims Camp Mystic and its related companies are in between $10 million and $50 million worth of debt. Total assets are…...

12+ hour, 25+ min ago  (714+ words) (The Center Square) "A record number of U. S. Border Patrol agents are now serving under President Donald Trump. As of this spring, 21, 471 Border Patrol agents are now serving, U. S. Customs and Border Protection said Wednesday. This is the highest staffing level in…...

13+ hour, 4+ min ago  (1119+ words) (The Center Square) " Nearly half of American voters blame wars and conflicts for elevated gas prices, and two thirds say fuel costs will influence their vote in November, a new national poll finds. The Center Square Voters' Voice Poll found…...

13+ hour, 24+ min ago  (512+ words) (The Center Square) " Four years after the U. S. Supreme Court ruled" overturned the right to abortion nationwide, Illinois Gov. J. B. Pritzker signed legislation he and lawmakers said will protect reproductive freedom in Illinois. The Reproductive Health Records Privacy Act, sponsored by state…...

12+ hour, 7+ min ago  (472+ words) (The Center Square) " The Chicago Teachers Union and the Illinois Federation of Teachers are calling for a special session of the General Assembly to fund public education. Chicago Board of Education member Jitu Brown joined CTU members at a press…...

15+ hour, 37+ min ago  (284+ words) (The Center Square) " Pastor Mark Anthony "Tony" Spell, leader of Life Tabernacle Church in Central, was arrested Tuesday on a charge of second-degree battery after authorities said he attacked a man who lives across from the church. According to reports,…...