Minnesota state and county officials sue government over Renee Good, Alex Pretti investigations

Minnesota state and county officials sued the federal government Tuesday, alleging they are being blocked from investigating the shootings of Renee Good, Alex Pretti and Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis by federal agents. In the lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, Hennepin County District Attorney Mary … Read more

Georgia could become the first state with weapons detection in all public schools

ATLANTA — Georgia could become the first state to require every student to be checked for weapons when arriving at a public school each day. A bill is nearing passage that would require weapons detection systems in a further reaction to a 2024 school shooting that killed four. “That rifle would have never reached our … Read more

Some state officials say shifting mail ballot deadline will complicate plans for November elections

As he left the chambers of the U.S. Supreme Court, where justices had just heard arguments Monday over whether to prevent states from counting mail ballots that arrive after Election Day, Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar texted his staff 3,000 miles away. His directive: Get ready to plan how to run November’s midterm elections … Read more

Mamdani’s estate tax plan could drive wealth out of state, critics warn

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is under fire for backing a plan that would slash New York’s estate tax exemption by nearly 90%, a move opponents say could drag middle-class families into a tax burden long aimed at the rich. New York is one of the … Read more

California sheriff seizes 650,000 ballots in defiance of state officials over election count dispute

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A California sheriff and top Republican candidate for governor seized over 650,000 votes from the state’s November elections this weekend. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco launched an investigation into the state’s November 2025 special election on Proposition 50 after a third-party organization, the Riverside Election Integrity Team, … Read more

State records show 89 hospice companies at one Los Angeles office plaza. We went to look for ourselves.

The Merabi Professional Medical Plaza, a three-story, 32,000 square foot stucco and glass office building in Los Angeles, is home to a salon, a law office, a modeling agency, a realty corporation and, also, 89 licensed hospice companies.  Patient advocate Sheila Clark, who has worked to expose allegations of widespread Medicare fraud in the hospice … Read more

State Department to ask for bonds of up to $15,000 for visa applications from a dozen more countries

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. State Department on Wednesday expanded its list of countries whose citizens will be required to post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply for U.S. business or tourist visas. The department added 12 nations to the growing list — Cambodia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Grenada, Lesotho, Mauritius, … Read more

Rhode Island high school hockey team wins state championship weeks after deadly rink shooting

A month after three of Colin Dorgan’s family members were killed in a shooting at a Pawtucket, Rhode Island, hockey arena, he helped his team win the state championship.  As Dorgan stood before a deafening crowd exploding in pride for his high school hockey team’s championship win, secured by a goal in an exhausting yet … Read more

GOP overperforms in Virginia special election, fueling early momentum talk in blue-trending state

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Republican running in a Virginia special election significantly outperformed expectations Tuesday night, sparking chatter on social media that Republicans could have momentum in the blue-trending state where Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger has faced backlash for her progressive agenda since taking office.  In the race to replace … Read more