(Headline USA) Saying it won't be a “regular election year” because of the coronavirus outbreak, New Jersey will move to a nearly all-mail election this November following the model the state used in its July primary, Gov. Phil Murphy said Friday.
Murphy, a Democrat, said during a news conference that he...
(Headline USA) A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday threw out California's ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, saying the law violates the U.S. Constitution's protection of the right to bear firearms.
“Even well-intentioned laws must pass constitutional muster,” Appellate Judge Kenneth Lee wrote for the...
(Headline USA) U.S. Border Patrol officers late Wednesday used pepper spray on demonstrators in Bend, Oregon, as they pushed their way through a crowd to get to two men detained by immigration agents inside a bus that could not move for about 12 hours because of the protesters.
The next day,...
(Headline USA) Oregon State Police are leaving Portland after a two-week assignment to help protect a federal courthouse that’s been a target of rioters during months of conflict in Oregon’s largest city.
The state police are “continually reassessing our resources and the needs of our partner agencies and at this time...
(Headline USA) President Donald Trump's reelection campaign has sued two Democratic-leaning Iowa counties that are making it easy to vote by mail during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Trump campaign, the Republican National Committee and other GOP groups filed the lawsuits Wednesday against elections officials in Linn and Johnson counties.
At issue are...
(Headline USA) The Trump Administration wants to change the definition of a showerhead to let more water flow, which could reduce the length of time Americans need to take their showers.
President Donald Trump has made increasing water flow and dialing back long held appliance conservation standards — from light bulbs...
(Associated Press) As parents nationwide prepare to help their children with more distance learning, a small but quickly growing number are deciding to take matters entirely into their own hands and begin homeschooling.
Some are worried their districts are unable to offer a strong virtual learning program. For others who may...
(Associated Press) An Oregon city has joined Boise, Idaho, in eliciting a precedent-setting court ruling that could change how cities nationwide cite and fine people living outside.
A U.S. judge decided last week that Grants Pass, Oregon, violated its homeless residents’ Eighth Amendment rights by excluding them from parks without due...
(Associated Press) Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota survived a stiff Democratic primary challenge Tuesday from a well-funded opponent who tried to make an issue of her national celebrity, the latest in a string of victories by a new generation of emboldened progressive lawmakers.
Omar, seeking her second term in November, easily...
(Associated Press) Efforts to cut spending on police — a key demand of anti-racism demonstrators across the nation — have claimed an unlikely target: Seattle's first black police chief, who enjoyed deep support in its minority communities, is stepping down in protest.
Carmen Best announced her retirement Monday night, just hours...
(Headline USA) People who have been arrested since late May on non-violent misdemeanor charges during protests that have racked Oregon’s largest city for more than 70 days won't be prosecuted.
The new policy announced Tuesday dismisses the often violent protests in Portland as well as recognizing the more practical realities of...
(Associated Press) Seattle's police chief says she is stepping down, a move made public the same day the City Council approved reducing the department by as many as 100 officers through layoffs and attrition.
Carmen Best, the city’s first black police chief, said in a letter to the department that her...