3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (476+ words) (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court has blocked Missouri Republicans from moving forward with a U.S. House map that the state’s highest court had already invalidated ahead of the November election. In a brief unexplained order, and over no noted dissent by any…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (260+ words) (WASHINGTON) — U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff made nearly $107 million last year from a holding company affiliated with World Liberty Financial, the cryptocurrency firm he cofounded with President Donald Trump and members of their respective families, according to financial disclosures obtained…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (315+ words) The state welcomed 115 million visitors who spent over $50 billion CHICAGO — Illinois tourism reached new peaks last year, breaking records on visitor spending and generating over $88 billion in total economic impact, Gov. JB Pritzker’s office announced. The growth was driven by…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (440+ words) (MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) — Two people are dead and multiple others injured after gunfire broke out in a high-rise apartment building in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday, authorities said. Two Minneapolis police officers are among those injured by gunfire, according to police. The…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (817+ words) (NEW YORK) — Women’s liberation icon Gloria Steinem has died at 92. “Yesterday, Gloria Steinem passed away peacefully at her home in New York City, surrounded by some of the many who loved her,” a post on an official social media channel…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (936+ words) (NEW YORK) — A Utah judge ruled that Tyler Robinson can stand trial on a capital murder charge stemming from the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Judge Tony Graf’s decision follows final oral arguments from both sides in the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (687+ words) (WASHINGTON) — Officials in Texas’ third most populous county voted on Tuesday to reduce polling locations by 92. The move will see Tarrant County’s voting sites reduced from 316 in the 2022 midterm elections to 224 for this year’s elections. Tuesday’s vote took place during…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (256+ words) (NEW YORK) — Tiger Woods appeared in a Florida court on Wednesday to change his plea to no contest in his driving under the influence case. As part of the plea agreement, he agreed to a five-year driver’s license suspension. The…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (431+ words) (NEW YORK) — A Pennsylvania police officer has been charged with voluntary manslaughter stemming from the fatal shooting this month of a college student whose parents said he was mistaken for a burglar after knocking on the door of a residence…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (885+ words) (WASHINGTON) — An anonymous government employee whistleblower has come forward to Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal, warning that a “rushed, chaotic and fundamentally flawed” effort by the U.S. Postal Service to implement President Donald Trump’s mail-in ballot executive order risks a…...