Hochul, lawmakers approve budget extender as policy debates stall
State Budget Director Blake Washington said Monday that Hochul plans to continue negotiations with the Legislature until ...
South Carolina's flat tax proposal would initially raise rates for most
Supporters say it's short term pain for the long term gain of establishing a flat income tax rate. To get there, some of the ...
Northern Michigan -- no stranger to wild weather -- tries to cope with days of no power
The tip of Michigan's mitten struggled through another day without electricity Tuesday as restless residents tried to stay ...
Control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is at stake in race that's drawn powerful political interests
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court will be decided Tuesday in a race that broke records for ...
Battle over trans athletes' participation in girls sports comes to California Capitol
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The battle over transgender athletes' participation in youth sports will come to California on ...
Columbia HS grad, former Yankee Kevin Smith talks viral 'torpedo bats'
Torpedo bats, developed by MIT-educated physicist Aaron Leanhardt, have been all the rage in MLB after the New York Yankees' ...
The Latest: Trump administration sued over decision to rescind billions in health funding
A coalition of state attorneys general sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its decision to cut $11 billion in federal ...
Judge in long-running lawsuit declines to block the use of Georgia's voting system
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge has declined to block the use of Georgia's electronic voting system in a long-running lawsuit ...
Speaker Johnson tries to squash proxy voting effort from new moms in Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is exercising his power of the gavel — and bringing it down Tuesday with an ...
Melania Trump says courage is 'based in love' as she honors women from around the world for bravery
WASHINGTON (AP) — Courage is based in love, Melania Trump said Tuesday as she recognized eight women from around the world for bravery, including an Israeli citizen who was held captive by Hamas for ...
UN agency closes the rest of its Gaza bakeries as food supplies dwindle under Israeli blockade
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The U.N. food agency is closing all of its bakeries in the Gaza Strip, officials said ...
On the heels of a dry winter, firefighters around the US brace for wildfire risks
The Four Corners region — where Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah meet — is among those on the radar for high fire ...