State lawmakers rush to set rounding rules for when there are no pennies

Months after the last of the United States’ 1-cent coins were pressed, some states are beginning to offer their own 2 cents on the penny problem by setting rounding guidance for cash purchases. President Donald Trump announced early last year an end to penny production, saying it was wasteful. It cost 3.7 cents to make … Read more

The Cost of Denial: Oklahoma homeowners sue State Farm over storm claims

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Trump to tap strategic oil reserve to bring down gas prices 03:05 Two killed in tornado outbreak 01:58 TSA officers quit amid partial government shutdown 01:29 Now Playing The Cost of Denial: Oklahoma homeowners sue State Farm over storm claims … Read more

Officials downplay risk of Iranian drone attacks off California after FBI memo, but Newsom says state is

An FBI memo warning that Iran may try to launch drones at California in a seaborne “surprise attack” raised concern Wednesday — but law enforcement officials and homeland security experts have cautioned that it may not point to an immediate threat. Multiple U.S. and California law enforcement and intelligence officials tell CBS News there is … Read more

Hundreds of California businesses registered with Secretary of State may be fraudulent, investigation finds

More than 800 business registrations filed last year in California may have been fraudulent, CBS News California Investigates has found. That figure represents a small proportion of the more than 3 million businesses registered in the state in 2025, but it appears to indicate a growing problem with identity theft.     Identity theft experts … Read more

Kansas revoked 1,700 transgender drivers’ licenses. Some are leaving the state

Some 1,700 Kansans had their driver’s licenses invalidated last month. It wasn’t for racking up speeding tickets or a DUI charge, but because they are transgender. Kansas is one of five states to prohibit trans people from changing the gender marker on their licenses, but it is the first to pass a law that retroactively … Read more

Congressman grills State Department official over ‘embarrassing’ Biden-era grants to make maps ‘more gay’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., questioned a State Department official last week over Biden-era grants for DEI programs around the world amid her claim that former President Joe Biden’s administration was “trying to make the maps more gay.” Sarah Rogers, the State Department’s undersecretary for public diplomacy, was … Read more

Trump administration designates Afghanistan as a state sponsor of wrongful detention

Secretary of State Marco Rubio formally designated Afghanistan as a state sponsor of wrongful detention on Monday, paving the way for the Trump administration to impose restrictions such as sanctions and export controls as punishment for the Taliban’s arbitrary imprisonment of Americans.  The designation allows for powers created by an executive order in September to … Read more

Pennsylvania state police trooper shot and killed in a traffic stop, authorities say

PAOLI, Pa. — A Pennsylvania State Police trooper was shot and killed by a suspect whom he had pulled over in a traffic stop Sunday night, authorities said. Cpl. Tim O’Connor was killed as he approached the car when the driver fired from inside the vehicle, the state’s acting police commissioner, Lt. Col. George Bivens, … Read more