The plan would raise Portland’s business tax exemption to $500,000, saving small owners an average of $900 a year.

A Holyoke committee rejected a compromise to keep Columbus Day alongside the new holiday, setting up a full council vote.

Trustees could bar future extensions of the Casa Grande tower lease Oct. 6 as one board member calls the science shaky and another calls it a no-brainer.

Sierra Club Michigan and allies say water, noise and pollution risks are piling up while state rules stay stuck at zero.

The 1858-founded Sonoma Valley winery says its decision to seek court-supervised restructuring was not made lightly.

County libraries accounted for 577 of 739 county bans since 2019, fueling a fight over Bill 37-26.

China's ambassador says Taiwan and human rights cannot be crossed, as Xi Jinping heads to Washington this week to meet Trump.

Ho Yin Mo, a former KTSF news anchor turned Cantonese outreach staffer, has been held in Pahrump since September 17.

A divided 6-5 federal appeals ruling revives Hawaii's 30-day permit window and police inspection rule for new handguns.

The five-year levy would cost $94 annually per $100,000 in home value, starting with 2028 tax bills.

Gregorio Olivares Gutierrez says UT Dallas punished him for editing a 2024 letter — and it still hasn’t let go.

Haiti's transitional government hired Roger Stone's firm as gangs control swaths of Port-au-Prince and voter registration lags badly.

CBP withdrew from a UIC career fair after Mexican Students de Aztlán objected to a recruitment email inviting accounting students to join Border Patrol.