A UMD graduate student urged bombing 'large swaths' of Los Angeles and Miami in a video that has drawn condemnation and calls for review.

Lawmakers and advocates rallied in Albany to press for a $244M state package to restore benefits for excluded immigrants and shore up SNAP programs.

A WalletHub ranking and a KHON2 poll show Hawaiʻi residents name federal and state taxes, high sales levies and filing costs among the leading pressures on household budgets. The split between low property levies and steep consumption taxes helps explain the frustration.

A Ramona school trustee said deporting children without legal status would ease classroom overcrowding, prompting outcry and a district response.

Supervisors meet Tuesday on a $23.5M addiction‑treatment contract, the Measure K annual report and a new e‑bike ordinance, plus a resolution for Nancy Magee.

A package of bills filed in St. Paul would limit some AI decisions in therapy and insurance, require disclosure when people talk to chatbots, and study AI’s environmental costs. Lawmakers and advocates are gearing up for committee fights.

California AG Rob Bonta joined 14 attorneys general in an amicus brief asking the Ninth Circuit to reconsider a ruling that critics say weakens workplace anti‑discrimination laws.

HB1949 would create a public dashboard and reporting rules so Hawaiʻi residents can see how green‑fee revenues are allocated and spent.

A California appeals panel affirmed a San Diego judge's denial of shared dog custody after finding one cited case was nonexistent and another mis‑cited; an attorney was fined and the opinion referred to the State Bar.

A mayor‑filed ordinance named for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson will be introduced at a special City Council meeting March 11 to add protections for poll workers and voters.

A D.C. judge dismissed an Iranian family's suit seeking to compel visa processing, leaving them still in 221(g) administrative limbo.

Ed Reed pushed back after the White House used a clip of one of his tackles in a montage that paired missile strikes with NFL highlights. His X reply — “I do not approve this message” — added a Baltimore voice to national criticism over the posts.

Jordan Rivers, a San Pedro organizer running for LA City Council District 15, is accused in a 2018 play-date stabbing that media say was settled out of court. His filing for the June primary is drawing scrutiny.