Medicaid expansion boosted Appalachia. What will cuts do? I discuss on today's episode of The Excerpt. art19.com/shows/5-thin...

It's been one month since the brazen jailbreak in New Orleans. With 2 escapees still on the run, @chriskenning.bsky.social in this deep dive takes us inside the escape, the manhunt and the push to fix a broken jail system. @usatoday.com www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Trump’s cuts complicate hopes for a coal revival. I discuss on today's episode of The Excerpt. art19.com/shows/5-thin...

Bhutanese Refugees Deported From the US Find Themselves Stateless Once More via @thediplomat.com

Really nice storytelling from @chriskenning.bsky.social & @usatoday.com about figure skating's twin disasters and how the sport is drawing upon its past as it recovers from the DC crash. At the world championships last night, there was a tribute to the victims. www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...

Resettlement groups challenge Trump's refugee freeze in federal court www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

"If we were watching this happen in Venezuela or Malawi and we saw a billionaire seize the money supply and the checkbook of the government, we would call it a coup': Watchdogs and Dems attack Elon Musk Treasury Department takeover www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Married figure skating champions. A student returning to college after attending a funeral. A lawyer heading home from a work trip on her birthday. Members of a steamfitters union. An airline officer engaged to be married……Stories of lives lost in the DC plane crash www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Refugees and resettlement groups are bracing for a second Trump presidency www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...

Latest: From unhoused folks to beachfront Malibu homeowners, wildfires hit all of LA society, with @willcarless.bsky.social www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Jimmy Carter's humanity was evident in many ways, but his connection to music from Bob Dylan to Willie Nelson was a remarkable example. If you haven't seen it, check out this doc on the 'Rock and Roll' president: youtu.be/AfFF-PP78iA

Luigi Mangione's improbable path from high school valedictorian and Ivy League grad to heath insurance CEO shooting suspect www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...