Minnesota Gov. Walz proposes tax credit for 2.5 million families
Millions of Minnesota families would get checks totaling as much as $2,600 from the state’s huge surplus under the budget plan that Gov. Tim Walz announced Tuesday, saying…
Kansas Gov. Kelly accuses GOP legislature of ‘distracting’ public with ‘wedge issues’
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly called Tuesday for Kansas officials to stop distracting themselves with “wedge issues” in education, sharply rebuking a Republican-controlled Legislature pursuing policies catering to conservative…
Arkansas bill seeks to classify drag shows like strip clubs
Arkansas senators passed legislation restricting where drag shows can be held, proposing to classify them in the same manner as strip clubs and adult theaters. The bill passed…
Newsom accused of ‘hypocrisy’ for calling Second Amendment a ‘suicide pact’ while surrounded by armed guards
The National Rifle Association (NRA) called California Gov. Gavin Newsom a hypocrite for saying the Second Amendment is becoming a “suicide pact” while walking on the street with…
Obesity and belly bulge linked to being ‘frail’ later in life: study
A bulging belly might be linked to early physical decline and age-related infirmity. Researchers in Norway recently released a prospective cohort study that looked into the relation body…
German defendant says Hells Angels left Mallorca in 2011
A German man accused of organized crime activities while allegedly leading the Mallorca chapter of the Hells Angels motorcycle club more than a decade ago testified in a…
Republican lawmakers say Biden is prioritizing ‘woke ideology’ over border crisis: ‘absolute failures’
Republican lawmakers on Tuesday chided President Biden for prioritizing a “woke ideology” at the expense of the southern border crisis. Reps. Ashley Hinson of Iowa and Jim Banks…
2 United Kingdom nationals volunteering in eastern Ukraine killed
Two British volunteers who had been reported missing in eastern Ukraine have been killed, according to a family statement released Tuesday. Andrew Bagshaw, 48, and Christopher Parry, 28,…
World Health Organization employee abducted in northern Mali
A World Health Organization employee was abducted by unidentified assailants in northern Mali, the U.N. agency’s director-general said Tuesday. Dr. Mahamadou Diawara was kidnapped from his car in…
Wisconsin judge weighing case over incomplete addresses on ballots
A Wisconsin judge considered Tuesday whether to make clear that local election officials can accept absentee ballots missing parts of a witnesses address, the latest legal fight in…