In California, paying someone to vote could result in a $10,000 fine or jail
Starting next year, offering money or prizes for voting or registering to vote will be criminalized in California.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday said he signed two election reform bills into law, including one that ...Read more
Trump admin. could strike Minnesota in several ways over transgender athlete policy
Minnesota receives more than a billion dollars each year from the federal government in education funding. How much of that is at stake if state leaders do not comply with federal orders to bar transgender athletes from ...Read more
NBCUniversal, YouTube TV mend rift with new distribution deal
YouTube TV and NBCUniversal announced a new distribution agreement Thursday, averting a blackout that could have interrupted programming routines for millions of customers.
The previous pact expired earlier this week, but...Read more
Civil rights groups ask judge to stop state from holding detainees at Alligator Alcatraz
MIAMI — In another effort to shut down Alligator Alcatraz, civil rights groups say the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis is unlawfully detaining individuals at the facility and have asked a federal judge in Fort Myers ...Read more
Washington's active wildfires offer warning, state lands chief says
SEATTLE — Two wildfires burning east of the Cascade crest are now the state's largest, and serve as a reminder that, despite rainy, fall weather in Western Washington, fire season rages on.
Commissioner of Public Lands ...Read more
114,650 voters in Palm Beach County may go without representation in Florida's 2026 legislative session
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and the other 114,648 registered voters in a state House district in Palm Beach County may go unrepresented during the 2026 Florida legislative ...Read more
'Make America Healthy Again' movement, Minnesota farm groups in fight over pesticides
The “Make America Healthy Again” movement and American agriculture have been on a collision course this year, and at the center is a fight over commonly used pesticides.
This May, a MAHA Commission led by Health and ...Read more
Trump eyes firing thousands of federal workers over shutdown
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is weighing slashing “thousands” of federal jobs ahead of a meeting with his budget director, Russell Vought, as the White House looks to ratchet up pressure on Democrats to end a ...Read more
Royal Caribbean ship docks in Miami after norovirus sickens nearly 100
A Royal Caribbean ship docked in Miami on Thursday after a norovirus outbreak sickened nearly 100 people aboard, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The outbreak at the Serenade of the Seas, which...Read more
2 planes in low-speed collision at LaGuardia in NYC
One of the Delta jets involved in a low-speed collision on Wednesday evening at LaGuardia Airport in New York had arrived from Charlotte, North Carolina.
The wing of an Endeavor aircraft leaving for Roanoke, Virginia, hit...Read more
Jerry Sandusky files appeal alleging 'new evidence' in child sex abuse case
Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, currently serving 30 to 60 years in prison on more than 40 child sex abuse-related charges, filed a new appeal last week alleging new evidence of prosecutorial ...Read more
Kansas City man found guilty of murder in killing of police officer
Joshua Rocha has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the July 2022 slaying of North Kansas City police officer Daniel Vasquez.
It took a jury from St. Charles County, Missouri, a little under two hours to deliver ...Read more
Marijuana tax hike stays or state government shuts down, Michigan House speaker warns
If the Democratic-led Michigan Senate is unable to rally enough votes to increase taxes on marijuana — a key piece of a long-term road funding plan taking shape at the Capitol — then state government will shut down, ...Read more
NYPD on high alert on Yom Kippur in wake of England synagogue bombing
NEW YORK — The deadly synagogue attack in England resonated across the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, with the NYPD monitoring the investigation and keeping a watchful eye on houses of worship as Jews throughout New York ...Read more
How the government shutdown impacts Pa.'s 100,000 federal workers
The federal government has shut down as of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday and federal workers are among the first to bear the brunt.
The current shutdown could look different from those of the past. President Donald Trump’s ...Read more
Keith Urban reportedly suffering midlife crisis amid Nicole Kidman divorce
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s shocking split has their inner circle thinking the country music star is suffering a midlife crisis, according to a new report.
Per TMZ, Urban’s “close confidants” suspect he’s ...Read more
'Bidding wars are in the rear view': San Diego home prices fall in US rankings
SAN DIEGO — San Diego home prices were down annually for a second month as the region fell in a closely watched real estate index.
The San Diego metropolitan area’s home price decreased 0.66% annually in July, ...Read more
After 2-year ban, trans Kansans will get to change gender on driver's licenses
For the first time in more than two years, transgender Kansans will be allowed to change the gender on their driver’s licenses and state identification cards.
The Kansas Supreme Court on Monday denied Attorney General ...Read more
The Trump-Epstein statue is back up: 'Like a toppled Confederate general'
The controversial statue of President Trump and Jeffrey Epstein holding hands has been reinstalled on the National Mall almost a week after it was taken down by the National Park Service.
“Just like a toppled ...Read more
University of Kentucky violated Civil Rights Act with conference participation, investigation says
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky violated the federal Civil Rights Act by participating in a conference designed for students of color, according to an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education earlier...Read more
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