A spokesperson for China's Foreign Ministry insisted this week that the spy balloon shot down in February was civilian owned, but declined twice to say who owned it.
The Justice Department has reached a $144 million agreement in principle to settle civil cases stemming from a 2017 mass shooting at a church inf Sutherland Springs, Texas.
Chicago mayor-elect Brandon Johnson defeated moderate Democrat Paul Vallas, the former head of Chicago Public Schools, in an upset victory in Tuesday's mayoral election.
The president of El Salvador slammed the indictment of Donald Trump, suggesting it would now be hypocritical for the U.S. to promote democracy with its foreign policy.
Missouri Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith publicly endorsed former President Trump's 2024 run late Monday, hours before he pled not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records.
China's embassy sent a threatening message to members of Congress on Wednesday, warning them not to meet with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen this week.
Hawaii's tourists may have to pay an entrance fee in order to hike its parks and trails. The visitor’s pass is aimed at helping Hawaii sustain its environment.
The Florida Senate on Tuesday approved legislation that would ban transgender treatments, also called "gender-affirming care," for minors in a party-line vote with Democrats opposed.
Two of the more moderate mayoral candidates are pulling far ahead among Denver’s field of more progressive candidates. Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston are leading the race.
A bill to expand voting rights to pretrial detainees in Nevada jails is being considered by the state's Assembly. The voting would be done with an electronic absentee ballot system.
House Republicans will press ahead by themselves on a plan to cut federal spending after President Biden said he's not interested in negotiations with the GOP.
The Federal Trade Commission is positioning itself as a key regulator of AI systems from the standpoint of consumer protection, and it says it is staffing up to meet the challenge.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp vetoed a bill on Tuesday that would have capped tuition increases at public universities and colleges without approval from lawmakers.
President Joe Biden’s job performance rating has mostly held steady for over a year, and currently stands at 44% approve vs. 56% disapprove in the latest Fox News national survey.
Washington State spent more than $1.2 million on abortion drugs to cover a three-year supply, Gov. Jay Inslee announced Tuesday ahead of a court's ruling.
