4th body is found in New Jersey house that exploded; 2 injured children were rescued by civilians
Authorities say the body of a fourth victim has been found following an explosion and fire that destroyed a New Jersey house and seriously injured two children.
Florida shooting puts 2 officers in the hospital in critical condition, police chief says
Two Florida police officers have been shot and critically injured during a traffic stop.
Vermont’s flood-wracked capital city ponders a rebuild with one eye on climate change
A beloved bookstore in Vermont’s small capital city moved across the street to a new spot farther from the Winooski River after an ice jam sent river water into the store in 1992.
Artificial intelligence is gaining state lawmakers’ attention, and they have a lot of questions
State legislatures across the country are rushing to get a handle on fast-evolving artificial intelligence.
Cost of federal census recounts push growing towns to do it themselves
Only a single municipality, the Village of Pingree Grove in Illinois, has signed a contract so far with the U.S. Census Bureau to have the agency conduct a repeat head count following the 2020 census.
A judge has ruled Texas’ abortion ban is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications
A Texas judge says the state’s abortion ban has proven too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications and must allow exceptions without the risk of doctors facing criminal charges.
Crowd overwhelms New York City’s Union Square, tosses chairs, climbs on vehicles
Police in New York City are struggling to control a crowd of thousands of people who gathered in Manhattan’s Union Square for an Internet personality’s videogame console giveaway that got out of hand.
Court blocks Mississippi ban on voting after some crimes, but GOP official will appeal ruling
Mississippi is violating the U.S. Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment by permanently stripping voting rights from people convicted of some felonies.
Armed man who tried to enter a Jewish school in Tennessee fired at a construction worker, police say
Authorities say a Tennessee man who attempted to enter a Jewish school with a gun fired shots at a construction worker there and later pointed his weapon at an officer before police wounded him on a residential street.
Major cases await as liberals exert control of Wisconsin Supreme Court
Conflicts on Wisconsin’s newly liberal controlled state Supreme Court spilled out publicly as the court majority flipped this week, setting the stage for deep divisions on major cases that could determine voting rules in this battleground state, the legality of abortions and legislative boundary lines.