The Brooklyn blaze that killed six people this week renewed focus on the soaring death toll and raised questions about whether e-bike batteries have played a role.
Sweeping midterm successes in Georgia and North Carolina have given the party an opportunity, and a test, to lay out a vision for governing in the South.
A farm in Kansas. Ranchers were hurt when President Trumpβs plan to import more beef lowered the price they received for their cattle, and farmers had to pay more for fertilizer and diesel.
After a sweeping Democratic victory, Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa will try to reshape a state molded by decades of conservative policymaking, with Republicans still in control of the State Senate.
In Texas, teaching on race and gender was restricted, Christianity was encouraged and private school vouchers expanded. It may be hard for Democrats to reverse those policies.
A farm in Kansas. Ranchers were hurt when President Trumpβs plan to import more beef lowered the price they received for their cattle, and farmers had to pay more for fertilizer and diesel.
After two years of little A.I. oversight, voters on Tuesday rejected data center projects and swept into office Democratic candidates who promised to regulate the technology.
Laura Belin is an openly liberal journalist in Iowa who has long been shut out by state Republican officials. Now sheβs being bypassed by Democrats who favor friendly internet influencers.
Laura Belin, an independent journalist, working in her home in Windsor Heights, Iowa.
A Minnesota group worried that its opposition could expose it to prosecution under the stateβs deceptive-practices law. Its lawsuit could have wide implications for limiting speech around elections.
Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the state to develop recommendations on safety measures, including requiring companies to build a βkill switch,β amid mounting concerns.
βWeβre going to speed up our work on substantial and responsible A.I. oversight before itβs too late,β Gov. Gavin Newsom of California said in a news release.