UNITED NATIONS — Actor Ashley Judd, whose allegations against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein helped spark the #MeToo movement, spoke out Monday on the rights of women and girls to control […]
Growing wildfire risk leaves states grappling with how to keep property insurers from fleeing
BOISE, Idaho — Months after a catastrophic fire burned more than 2,200 homes in Hawaii, some property owners are getting more bad news — their property insurance won’t be renewed […]
Ethics committee dismisses complaint against Missouri speaker
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A panel of lawmakers dismissed on Monday an ethics complaint against Speaker Dean Plocher, breaking from a Republican who argued that Plocher used his power as […]
The Catholic Church says a missing Mexican bishop has been found and is hospitalized
The Catholic Church says a missing Mexican bishop has been found and is hospitalized Source link
GOP leaders still can’t overcome the Kansas governor’s veto to enact big tax cuts
TOPEKA, Kan. — Republican legislators narrowly failed again Monday to enact a broad package of tax cuts over Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto, making it likely that lawmakers would end […]
A Yellowstone trip that ended with a man being arrested for kicking a bison
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — A man who kicked a bison in the leg was then hurt by one of the animals in Yellowstone National Park, according to park officials. […]
Politicians and dog experts vilify South Dakota governor after she writes about killing her dog
Politicians and dog experts are criticizing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem after she wrote in a new book about killing a rambunctious puppy. The story — and the vilification she […]
Iconic arch that served as Iditarod finish line collapses in Alaska. Wood rot is likely the culprit
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The famed burled arch finish line for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has collapsed into a wood pile in Alaska, officials said. Nome Mayor John Handeland […]
Union asks judge to dismiss anti-smoking lawsuit targeting Atlantic City casinos
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Atlantic City’s main casino workers union on Monday asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a different union that seeks to ban smoking at […]
Conservative states challenge federal rule on treatment of transgender students
Several Republican state attorneys general are challenging a federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation’s schools by banning blanket policies that bar transgender […]