Swing-state legislatures diverge on election-year gun measures
Bullets are seen in a magazine holder during a gun rights and free speech protest near the state Capitol in Raleigh, N.C., in 2020. States have considered a variety of…
Voting assistance covered by First Amendment, say plaintiffs in absentee ballot case
People enter a voting precinct to vote in the Michigan primary election at Trombly School Aug. 7, 2018 in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) Attorneys for the plaintiffs…
South Fork Fire reaches nearly 14,000 acres, advances on Village of Ruidoso
A screenshot of a webcam showing downtown Ruidoso around 8:30 p.m. on Monday as the fire looms and drivers flee. (Photo Courtesy Village of Ruidoso) The following areas are currently…
Rename Logan Airport for Celtics legend Bill Russell? Mass. officials don’t rule it out.
Bill Russell, a member of the Boston Celtics 1966 Championship team, is honored at halftime of the game between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat at TD Garden on…
No longer considered predators, Oregon beavers get new protections from state
(Peter Pearsall/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) Oregon’s state animal has for years been classified as a “predator” by the state fish and wildlife agency, and that’s meant that the North…
Louisiana has completed several federal broadband expansion projects under ARPA grant
The above map shows the total amounts awarded and number of locations to be served by the RDOF and GUMBO 1.0 programs, by parish. (Image source: Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office)…
Syracuse Officer With History of Abuse and Dishonesty Leads Police Union
Patrolling Syracuse’s Northside neighborhood in March 2018, city police officer Joseph Moran and his partner saw what they thought was a hand-to-hand drug deal. The officers stopped one of the…
Biden unveils protections for some undocumented spouses, easier DACA work visas
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 24: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks about Russia’s “unprovoked and unjustified” military invasion of neighboring Ukraine in the East Room of the White House on…
Democrat Adam Frisch accused of meddling in Colorado’s 3rd District GOP primary
Adam Frisch listens while debating U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Sept. 10, 2022, during Club 20 Western Colorado Candidate Debates at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction. (William Woody…
Letter reveals that federal prosecutors declined to charge man who threatened Indiana congressman
WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 11: U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland delivers a statement at the U.S. Department of Justice August 11, 2022 in Washington, DC. Garland addressed the FBI’s recent…