HARRISBURG, Pa. — Democrat Dan Goughnour handily won a special election in western Pennsylvania on Tuesday, keeping majority control of the state House in his party’s hands by a single […]
New body camera video shows moments before Alabama police fatally shoot Black man
DECATUR, Ala. — An Alabama judge heard conflicting testimony on Tuesday about newly released body camera video that captured the moments before a police officer fatally shot an armed Black […]
Gunman who killed 23 in racist attack at Texas Walmart is offered plea deal to avoid death penalty
The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack targeting Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart near the U.S.-Mexico border in 2019 would avoid the death penalty under a plea […]
Video and 911 calls played by police detail chaos from deadly shooting in New Mexico
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Police released video footage and 911 emergency calls Tuesday depicting chilling scenes of people running in panic as gunfire crackled in a New Mexico park where […]
South Carolina wants to accelerate constant push to lower income taxes
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The constant push to cut income taxes in South Carolina accelerated significantly Tuesday as the Republican governor and leaders of the House and Senate came together to […]
Illinois returns stolen land to Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Prairie Land Potawatomi Nation has reclaimed land in Illinois that was promised to the tribe’s leader 175 years ago but stolen by the federal government 20 […]
Escaped otters cavort in the snow as the zoo’s search continues
Two river otters, Louie and Ophelia, weaseled their way out of their Wisconsin zoo enclosure last week during a winter storm, appearing on security camera footage cavorting across the snow, […]
Colorado removes from its Capitol a portrait of Donald Trump that he called ‘distorted’
A portrait of Donald Trump that he said was “purposefully distorted” was removed from a wall at the Colorado state Capitol where it had been since 2019. After Trump posted […]
Intelligence officials to brief Senate on national security threats facing the United States
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s top intelligence officials face Congress for back-to-back hearings this week, their first opportunity since being sworn in to testify about the threats facing the United […]
Early voting and spending surge in Wisconsin Supreme Court race that has drawn national attention
MADISON, Wis. — Turnout during the first week of early voting ahead of Wisconsin’s pivotal state Supreme Court race is far exceeding levels from another high-stakes election just two years […]