NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Statehouse on Thursday gave their final approval to legislation criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent, clearing the way for the […]
Federal judge temporarily blocks confusing Montana voter registration law
HELENA, Mont. — A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Montana law that appeared to require people to cancel any previous voter registrations before signing up to vote in the […]
Carefully planned and partly improvised: inside the Columbia protest that fueled a national movement
NEW YORK — Months before they pitched their tents on Columbia University’s main lawn, inspiring a wave of protest encampments at college campuses nationwide, a small group of pro-Palestinian student […]
Prosecutors want a reversal after a Texas woman’s voter fraud conviction was overturned
FORT WORTH, Texas — Prosecutors in Texas asked the state’s highest criminal appeals court on Thursday to reverse a ruling that overturned a Fort Worth woman’s voter fraud conviction and […]
Arkansas officials say a Missouri doctor whose body was found in a lake died by suicide
The death of a Missouri doctor who was found 11 months ago in a northwest Arkansas lake has been ruled a suicide, Arkansas authorities said Thursday. Dr. John Forsyth died […]
Planned Parenthood announces $10 million voter campaign in North Carolina for 2024 election
RALEIGH, N.C. — Abortion continues to be a key part of Democrats’ election playbook in North Carolina, which for 2024 will include what abortion-rights advocates call an unprecedented investment in […]
Wild horses to remain in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park, lawmaker says
BISMARCK, N.D. — Wild horses will stay in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park amid fears from advocates that park officials would remove the beloved animals from the rugged Badlands […]
BNSF becomes 2nd major railroad to sign on to anonymous federal safety hotline for some workers
OMAHA, Neb. — BNSF will become the second major freight railroad to allow some of its employees to report safety concerns anonymously through a federal system without fear of discipline. […]
GOP mulls next move after Kansas governor vetoes effort to help Texas in border security fight
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ governor is blocking an attempt by Republican legislators to give the state’s National Guard a “border mission” of helping Texas in its partisan fight with the […]
Authorities investigating Gilgo Beach killings search wooded area on Long Island, AP source says
FILE – Authorities continue to work at the home of suspect Rex Heuermann, who has been charged with killing at least four women in the long-unsolved slayings known as the […]