Governor, state lawmakers preview upcoming session
(Images courtesy of TVW) State legislative leaders say they have some core issues to face in their upcoming session and, in their annual session preview, both party leaders say they need to pass bills on areas where
Consequences of paralyzed House coming into focus
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — As the House barrels toward a historic fourth day of speaker deliberations, Republicans and Democrats are warning that the paralysis in the chamber is impacting their work on Capitol Hill — and the interests of s…
Longtime partner of officer who died after Jan. 6 files wrongful death lawsuit against Trump, others
David Taludkar/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The longtime partner of one of the Capitol Police officers who died after being attacked in the Jan. 6 insurrection has filed a wrongful death suit against Donald Trump, according to a copy of the complaint ob…
More than 118,000 customers without power as storm hits West Coast
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A major storm is hitting the West Coast with flood, high wind and heavy snow alerts in effect for California, Nevada, Utah, Oregon and Washington state.
More than 118,000 customers are without…
Ovidio Guzman, son of El Chapo and alleged major fentanyl trafficker, arrested in Mexico
NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Ovidio Guzmán, a top leader of the Sinaloa Cartel and the son of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, the notorious drug lord currently serving a life sentence in a U.S. prison, has been arrested by authorities i…
Stabenow’s surprise retirement pushes Michigan closer to center of 2024 Senate map
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) — Michigan Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow announced Thursday that she will retire at the end of her term, opening up her seat in 2024 and moving her battleground state closer to the heart of the Senate map in t…
California, Nevada no longer under ‘exceptional drought’ conditions following severe influx of rainfall
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The severe storms pummeling the drought-stricken West Coast has alleviated the drought status in two states, but the onslaught of moisture is unlikely to eradicate the decades-long extreme drought plaguing the region.
Portions of…
South Carolina’s Supreme Court strikes down 6-week abortion ban
Jason Marz/Getty Images(COLUMBIA, S.C.) — South Carolina’s Supreme Court struck down the state’s six-week abortion ban Thursday, claiming it violates the state’s constitution.
The 2021 so-called “heartbeat act” bans abortions after fetal cardiac acti…
Nicole Kidman joining Zoe Saldaña in the Taylor Sheridan spy show ‘The Lioness’ for Paramount+
Ryan PflugerParamount+ has announced that Oscar winner Nicole Kidman has joined Zoe Saldaña and Laysla De Oliveira in Taylor Sheridan’s spy series The Lioness.
According to the streaming service, the show from the Yellowstone and Tulsa King creator is…
Aubrey Plaza, Michael B. Jordan to be ‘SNL”s first guest hosts of 2023
NBCUniversalSaturday Night Live has just announced its first guest hosts and musical guests of the new year.
The White Lotus’ Aubrey Plaza kicks things off on January 21, with Sam Smith as the musical guest.
Creed III star and director Michael B. Jor…