AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed into law a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans gain more seats in the 2026 midterm elections, delivering a win for President Donald Trump and his desire to hold onto … Continued
A Coon Rapids man was killed Thursday night when his motorcycle crashed into a Volkswagen sport utility vehicle on Snelling Avenue near the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights. The Volkswagen Touareg was traveling southbound on Snelling Avenue, which is … Continued
By GEOFF MULVIHILL, Associated Press A measure that would allow nearly any private citizen to sue out-of-state prescribers and others who send abortion pills into Texas has won first-round approval in the state House. It would be the first law … Continued
By JACK BROOK, Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast with catastrophic storm surge and flooding, New Orleans marked the storm’s anniversary Friday with solemn memorials, uplifting music and a parade … Continued
By ED WHITE and CHRISTOPHER L. KELLER, Associated Press President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy the National Guard to Chicago, New York, Seattle, Baltimore, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, to fight what he says is runaway crime. Yet data … Continued