Judge tosses out Illinois ban that drafts legislative candidates as ‘restriction on right to vote’
A judge has rejected a law Illinois Democrats approved last month that prohibited the slating of candidates who weren’t on…
Washington man sentenced for 20 ‘swatting’ calls of false threats in US, Canada
A Washington state man who pleaded guilty to making 20 false reports of bombs and shootings around the U.S. and…
North Carolina Republicans seek fall referendum on citizen-only voting in constitution
North Carolina Republican legislators have advanced a proposed constitutional amendment to make it clear that only U.S. citizens can vote…
Florida and Kansas are accusing 2 people of forging signatures for petition drives
Florida and Kansas officials are accusing two petition circulators of forging voter signatures during campaigns to put an abortion rights…
Missouri appeals court sides with transgender student in bathroom, locker room discrimination case
A $4.2 million verdict that jurors ordered a Missouri district to pay a transgender student is under consideration again
Ship at full throttle in harbor causes major South Carolina bridge to close until it passes safely
Authorities say a large cargo ship lost control of its engines and went nearly full throttle through a South Carolina…
Atlanta mayor pledges to aid businesses harmed by water outages as he looks to upgrade system
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens says he will support a plan to spend $5 million reimbursing businesses for losses during water…
Latino advocacy group asks judge to prevent border proposal from appearing on Arizona’s ballot
A Latino advocacy group has filed a lawsuit asking a court to prevent a border proposal from appearing on Arizona’s…
Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife is excused from court after cancer surgery
The wife of Sen. Bob Menendez has been excused from appearing in court next week after her lawyer said she’s…
A hail stone the size of a pineapple was found in Texas. It likely sets a state record
Storm trackers in the Texas Panhandle have recovered a massive hail stone that’s about the size of a pineapple