Proposals to let independent voters cast ballots in party nomination primaries passed a Pennsylvania House of Representatives committee Tuesday, raising the prospect that changes could pass and take effect in time for next year’s presidential contest. Two bills passed with support only from Democrats and were advanced toward a full […]

Wisconsin legislators edged closer Tuesday to passing a compromise plan to spend more than half-a-billion dollars in public money to help cover repairs at the Milwaukee Brewers stadium, pushing the proposal through the state Assembly and on to the Senate. The chamber voted 69-27 to approve the package. The Senate […]

For the first time in 23 years, seven-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady has been able to enjoy NFL games from the comfort of his couch on a weekly basis. Apparently, the future Pro Football Hall of Famer has developed an appreciation for what NFL fans experience when watching their […]

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., railed against the GOP nominee for House speaker following a failed vote to fill the role Tuesday. Jeffries spoke to reporters outside the Capitol in Washington, D.C, following House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan’s attempt to gather enough votes on the House floor to […]

The legendary voice of Dick Vitale has not been heard for seven months — not even in private. The broadcaster has been battling vocal cord cancer, his third cancer battle since 2021. On Monday, Joey Knight, a writer for the Tampa Bay Times, said he received a video from Vitale […]

Forensic pathologists in West Virginia are being asked to perform at least twice as many autopsies as the national best practice standard, resulting in significant delays, the state office of the chief examiner said Tuesday. West Virginia’s current turnaround on autopsy reports is around 240 days, or about eight months, […]

If Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips eventually decides to launch a primary challenge against President Biden, the Minnesota lawmaker won’t be on the ballot in a key early voting state. Phillips missed a Monday deadline to place his name on the ballot in Nevada, which is holding its presidential primary on […]

A Las Vegas police officer was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in federal prison for stealing nearly $165,000 in a trio of casino heists, including one in which he was found guilty of brandishing a department-issued weapon. Caleb Rogers, who has been on unpaid suspension in a solo jail cell […]

Two foreign tourists and their Ugandan guide were killed when assailants attacked their vehicle near a national park in southwestern Uganda, a wildlife official and the police said Tuesday. Bashir Hangi, spokesman for the Uganda Wildlife Authority, said the attackers set on fire the vehicle in which the group was […]

Miami Dolphins All-Pro wide receiver Tyreek Hill hauled in his sixth touchdown of the season during a win over the Carolina Panthers in Week 6.  Moments after Hill scored he grabbed a phone from someone standing in the end zone and appeared to record himself doing a backflip. Hill said […]