When does school start in Alabama? Here are the start dates for 2025
Summer is almost over, and the back-to-school season is here.Walmart and Target stocked their shelves with notebooks and pencils, and schools across Alabama have sent r...
Inside the Fight Brewing Over Texas’s Redistricting Plan
As Texas Republicans move to redraw the congressional map, Democrats are taking their fight beyond state lines. In a high-stakes attempt to block a GOP redistricting pl...
Texas Gov. Abbott orders arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled the state
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the state’s Department of Public Safety to arrest Democratic legislators who failed to appear for a special redistricting session on Mond...
Most Iowa corn ahead of schedule; derecho, wet soil damage some crops
Corn silking in central Iowa August 4, 2025. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch)Corn across the state is a couple of days ahead of schedule, with 53% of corn ac...
Texas Deputy Said on TikTok She Was Sexually Frustrated — and Ready to Ticket Everyone
NEED TO KNOWA Harris County sheriff's deputy said “everyone is getting a ticket” after she “didn’t get cracked" — slang for having sex, in a now-deleted videoInternal a...
As he teases a run for governor, Tom Tiffany wades into campaigning at the Wisconsin State Fair
WEST ALLIS – While he didn’t walk around the Wisconsin State Fair enthusiastically shaking hands with voters like an official candidate for governor, Republican U.S Rep...
DOJ launching grand jury investigation into Russiagate conspiracy allegations
Attorney General Pam Bondi has ordered a grand jury investigation into the intelligence regarding President Trump and Russia in the run-up to the 2016 election.She has...
Ale-8 officially launches new flavor that represents Kentucky roots
FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) — Ale-8-One is a popular soft drink made in Winchester, and a new flavor was inspired by Kentucky home-grown research.A press conference had lea...
Illinois Gaming Board announces new advertising rules for gambling
CHICAGO, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV)— The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) announced Monday that it would be adopting new rules to expand existing restrictions.The restrictions mention...
DOJ launching grand jury investigation into Russiagate conspiracy allegations: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Attorney General Pam Bondi directed her staff Monday to act on the criminal referral from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard related to the alle...