Voters are deciding whether to tax mansions to pay for affordable housing initiatives in a state capital city prized for its desert-mountain vistas, vibrant arts scene and stucco architecture rooted in Native American and Spanish-colonial tradition. The tax on homes sold for more than $1 million is being pitched as […]

Election officials in Mississippi’s most populous county had to scramble to complete required poll worker training after an early September breach involving county computers. In Hinds County, such training is typically completed by early October before a November general election, according to Election Commissioner Shirley Varnado. Instead, office staff members […]

A man in Florida allegedly tried to circumcise his toddler cousin who he was babysitting, according to police. The Holly Hill Police Department said Timothoes Powell, 29, allegedly cut his 2-year-old cousin in the groin while he was babysitting him on Oct. 17 and was trying to circumcise the toddler, […]

The Colorado Buffaloes have lost two straight games and four of their last five after starting the year 3-0, and head coach Deion Sanders is reportedly making a change to his staff.  Sanders will elevate analyst Pat Shurmur to an on-field role to call plays, stripping offensive coordinator Sean Lewis […]

Amid heightened antisemitism and pro-Palestinian demonstrations, Jewish Americans in California are taking new measures to protect themselves and their families.  According to one store owner, there has been a surge in Jews and Israelis buying firearms for the first time.  “No one wants to be feeling like they’re helpless, especially […]

Belarusian authorities on Friday convicted the chief editor of a prominent independent regional newspaper of “discrediting the Republic of Belarus” and sentenced him to four years in prison, as the country continues its crackdown on dissent. A court in Molodechno, a city in central Belarus, also ordered Aliaksandr Mantsevich, chief […]

A federal three-judge panel in North Dakota has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Republican district officials who alleged that the consideration of race was unconstitutional in the creation of state House subdistricts that included ones encompassing tribal nations. The lawsuit filed early last year by the two GOP legislative district […]

Nearly three-quarters of water samples drawn from hundreds of private wells across Wisconsin last year were contaminated with PFAS chemicals, a survey state environmental officials released Friday found. The Department of Natural Resources, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and the state hygiene laboratory conducted the survey in the summer and […]

The home of a top fundraiser for New York City Mayor Eric Adams was raided by the FBI on Thursday morning with various electronic devices and paperwork confiscated in relation to a corruption investigation, according to The New York Times. The federal agency searched the Brooklyn home of Brianna Suggs — […]

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook northwestern Nepal and was felt in neighboring India late Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage. 4TH 6.3-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES AFGHANISTAN IN OVER A WEEK The U.S. Geological Survey said the 5.6 magnitude quake had a depth of 11.12 miles near the mountain […]