COLUMBUS, Ohio — Tyler Thomas told investigators he had been communicating with 17-year-old Hailey Buzbee and playing online games with her for over a year, according to a search warrant affidavit.

When Connecticut legislators get back to work Wednesday as the 2026 legislative session opens, they’ll have just 13 weeks to address the issues facing the state, including affordability and federal ...

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and leaders from the Oregon House and Senate held back-to-back briefings with members of the media on Wednesday, teasing their policy approaches for this year's ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. It's been a busy week in Santa Fe. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Tuesday she wanted the state Senate to pass ...

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho's legislative session is underway, and lawmakers are wasting no time filing new proposals. Nearly 20 bills have been introduced in the first week, covering everything from traffic ...

ATLANTA — Georgia state lawmakers will gather under the Gold Dome on Monday to begin the 2026 legislative session. The opening of the general assembly means a flurry of new proposals and bills that ...

The 2026 Maryland legislative session will open Wednesday with a projected $1.4 billion budget deficit and rising energy costs, alongside debates over affordability, education, immigration, and health ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky lawmakers opened the 2026 legislative session Tuesday inside a temporary Capitol building, as major renovations continue at the historic Capitol. While the first day was ...

Lawmakers will file back into the Washington state Capitol building in Olympia in less than a month for the start of the 60-day legislative session. The previous session was defined by a severe budget ...

MADISON — The Wisconsin State Senate concluded its final floor session of 2025 on Tuesday, but Senate Democrats argued the 60+ bills before the chamber didn't address a top issue, affordability. "The ...

Nov. 8 (UPI) --The federal government will extend its record-long close to 40 days after the Senate adjourned with no vote held on a possible budget deal on Saturday. A small number of centrist ...

In light of the situation in and around El Fasher, North Darfur, which after 18 months of siege fell to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), with credible reports that crimes under international law are ...