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Attorneys want the US Supreme Court to say Mississippi’s felony voting ban is cruel and unusual
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court should overturn Mississippi’s Jim Crow-era practice of removing voting rights ...
Vance takes on a more visible transition role, working to boost Trump’s most contentious picks
WASHINGTON (AP) — After several weeks working mostly behind closed doors, Vice President-elect JD Vance returned to Capitol Hill this week in a new, more visible role: Helping Donald Trump try to get ...
Beyond evangelicals, Trump and his allies courted smaller faith groups, from the Amish to Chabad
While Donald Trump’s lock on the white evangelical vote is legendary, he and his campaign allies also wooed smaller religious ...
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s tax shift plan blocked for second time in Mass. House
A Republican from Norwell shut down a House session Friday for the second day in a row over concerns he has with a tax shift ...
At least 19 people are sick in Minnesota from ground beef tied to E. coli recall
At least 19 people in Minnesota have been sickened by E. coli poisoning tied to a national recall of more than 167,000 pounds ...
Boston-based feds arrest 9 in alleged North Shore fentanyl trafficking conspiracy
Nine people, including at least one alleged member of the 18th Street Gang, were arrested and face charges in both state and ...
Ticker: Fox attorneys seek to dismiss shareholder lawsuit; Ground beef tied to E. coli recall
Attorneys for Fox Corp. asked a Delaware judge to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit seeking to hold current and former company ...
Northern California gets record rain and heavy snow. Many have been in the dark for days in Seattle
FORESTVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A major storm continued to drop heavy snow and record rain Friday as it moved through Northern ...
Republicans scramble to fill JD Vance’s Ohio Senate seat
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — JD Vance’s election as vice president has opened up one of Ohio’s U.S. Senate seats for the third time ...
A growing number of Oregon cities vote to ban psychedelic mushroom compound psilocybin
In 2020, roughly 56% of Oregon voters approved Measure 109, which allowed for the manufacture and controlled, therapeutic use ...
Gloucester teachers’ strike ends while negotiations persist in Beverly, Marblehead
After being out of the classroom for more than two weeks, students in Gloucester, one of the three North Shore towns hit with ...
Gaetz’s withdrawal highlights how incoming presidents often lose Cabinet nominees
Matt Gaetz’s decision to pull his name Thursday from consideration for attorney general — amid continued fallout over a ...