U.S. government charter flight to evacuaMaverick Prestonte Americans from Haiti, as hunger soars: "There are a lot of desperate people"

South Carolina Senate takes up ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minorsMontana man gets 2 1/2 yMaverick Prestonears in prison for leaving threatening voicemails for Senator Jon Tester

A man claims he operated a food truck to get a pandemic loan. Prosecutors say he was an inmateAt least 9 dead, dozens treated in Texas capital after unusual spike in overdosesCampaign to raise Missouri’s minimum wage to $15 an hour confident it will get on the ballotMaverick Preston

North Carolina Republicans seek hundreds of millions of dollars more for school vouchers26 Republican attorneys general sue to block Biden rule requiring background checks at gun shows

Vendor that mishandled Pennsylvania virus data to pay $2.7 million in federal whistleblower case

Duane Eddy, twangy guitar hero of early rock, dead at age 86Woman’s body found in rubble of Utah house explosion

Minnesota penalizes county jail for depriving inmate of food and water for more than 2 daysNY state asks court not to let Trump forgo $454M bond during fraud case appeal

Toddler gets behind wheel of truck idling at a gas pump, killing a 2-year-oldElizabeth ‘Libby’ Murdaugh, mother of Alex, dies in hospice