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The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Minnesota over the state’s lawsuit that aims to hold fossil fuel companies liable for climate change.

It’s the latest legal challenge to the state’s case, which alleges that ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Democratic-Farmer-Labor majority in the Minnesota Senate passed a gun control package Monday that includes a ban on so-called assault weapons and limits on magazine capacities.

Its passage comes ...Read more

DENVER — Coloradans will no longer be able to make 3D-printed guns and agricultural workers will have to work 56 hours in a week before they qualify for overtime under a pair of bills signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Former North Carolina state Rep. Cecil Brockman won $2 million in state funding for a nonprofit in High Point that provides services for people with autism and other disabilities in 2023. Since then, ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Polk County man who told deputies he was trying to “beat the gay out of” a 5-year-old boy has been charged with aggravated child abuse for hurting that child, who suffered a fractured wrist and ...Read more

NEW YORK — NYC public schools suffer from glaring omissions in student data privacy policies, a new audit by State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli found, raising fresh concerns about the embrace of artificial intelligence in ...Read more

Gov. Wes Moore on Monday pitched Maryland as a “natural home” for foreign investment during a panel at an international business conference, as his administration announced a series of new partnerships aimed at ...Read more

CALGARY, Canada — Alberta, the major oil-producing province of Canada, is one step closer to a referendum on independence after leaders of a separatist group said they’ve gathered more than enough signatures to force a...Read more

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Alaska Legislature narrowly voted to sustain Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a sweeping elections reform bill Monday.

In a 38-22 vote, lawmakers fell two votes shy of the 40 votes needed to override ...Read more

CHICAGO — The Chicago Tribune won the Pulitzer Prize for local reporting Monday for its coverage of Operation Midway Blitz, the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement mission in the Chicago area last fall.

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HARTFORD, Conn. — Standing on the steps of the Connecticut Supreme Court, top state leaders sent a clear message Monday to President Donald Trump’s administration that they will not back down in the face of federal ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The man who started the Palisades fire, one of the costliest disasters in U.S. history, was motivated by a resentment for the rich and viewed accused United Healthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione as a Robin ...Read more

FORT WORTH, Texas — Tanner Horner’s defense attorneys called their final witness Monday in the trial of the former FedEx driver who has pleaded guilty to killing 7-year-old Athena Strand. The state presented rebuttal ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Washington Post won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service journalism for its reporting on the Trump administration’s overhaul of federal agencies that resulted in massive job cuts. The New York Times ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he’s looking forward to meeting Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, signaling that his plans for the high-stakes summit are still on despite fresh tensions between the world’s two...Read more

Missouri drivers could legally drive up to 75 mph on rural highways if a bill passed by the House on Thursday becomes law.

Currently, Missouri’s rural highways are limited to 70 mph. It wouldn’t change the 60 mph ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Iran exchanged fire in the Persian Gulf in a flareup of violence on Monday that also drew in the United Arab Emirates, prompting calls for renewed strikes on Iranian targets and casting doubt on...Read more

NEW YORK — Vandals spray-painted swastikas and antisemitic slogans on religious centers, homes and vehicles in Queens on the eve of a Jewish holiday Monday morning as new stats show the extent of hate crimes targeting ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Rep. Andy Harris said on Monday that the cost of rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge was expected to nearly double the $5 billion estimate before the project’s main contractor was let go. Now, he’s ...Read more