The Texas GOP wants closed primaries. Here’s what that would mean for voters.

Gov. Greg Abbott and state party leaders want a Texas law allowing only registered Republicans to vote in GOP primaries.

An old well began gushing oilfield wastewater in a West Texas church parking lot, sparking a costly cleanup

By the time the Texas Railroad Commission shut down nearby oilfield injection wells to control the leak, 1.5 million gallons of toxic wastewater had spilled…

This weekend’s Twin Cities Jazz Festival is more varied than ever. Here’s your playbook.

From the North Loop to Lowertown, listeners can hardly go wrong. But here’s one take on how to go right. The post This weekend’s Twin…

Threatened Medicaid funding for addiction treatment throws moms, kids and a town into limbo

As financial uncertainty mounts for addiction treatment providers, MinnPost mental health and addiction columnist Andy Steiner reports on a place where moms in recovery can…

Young Catholic voters need to recognize what motivates Trump and the GOP

By attacking Pope Leo, Trump and MAGA have found the opportunity to undermine the Catholic Church's influence in America. The post Young Catholic voters need…

Met Council report finds ballooning costs for Blue Line

Plus: Dog owners resist park board, to no avail; Council member decries unsafe housing; and more trouble for the cannabis industry. The post Met Council…

How are Colorado’s largest and smallest school districts restricting student cellphone use?

A state law that goes into effect July 1 requires all school districts to adopt a policy dictating when and how students can use devices…

1.02m voters collected PVCs for Ekiti governorship election – INEC

THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 1,028,929 out of 1,059,360 total registered voters in Ekiti have collected their Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) ahead of…

Colorado Parks and Wildlife kills wolf after state officials say it killed 22 sheep

Some called the wolf “Elijah,” some “Lucky,” some “Freedom.”  A woman made a ballet about him. The wolf born in 2024 symbolized different things to…

Reform Council Bans Green Councillor From Calling Out ‘Neo Nazi’ Photograph

Party accused of curbing free speech after silencing Green councillor who raised Reform councillors' appearance with neo-Nazi figure

950 rights activists, journalists, labour unionists killed or disappeared in 2025 – UN

THE United Nations (UN) says preliminary data indicates that 950 human rights defenders, journalists and trade unionists were killed or forcibly disappeared worldwide in 2025.…

Knicks Parade Viewing Pens Hit Capacity As Police Keep Many Fans Away From Route

Massive crowds turned out early Thursday in Lower Manhattan for the New York Knicks’ inaugural ticker-tape parade celebrating the team’s first NBA championship in 53…

Trump’s New Fed Chair Doesn’t Cut Interest Rates | Beans Talk

Before SpaceX IPO, Investors in China Secretly Acquired Stakes

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The Multi-Million-Dollar Race to Beat ‘Undecided’ in Manhattan

It’s one of the most expensive congressional races, in one of the wealthiest districts in the country, with more than half a dozen candidates vying…

Heat Killed 21 New Yorkers Last Year. It’s the Highest Tally in a Decade.

Twenty-one New Yorkers died last year as a direct result of heat — the highest number of such fatalities in a decade. And nearly 500…

Super-Potent Synthetic Opioids Spread Across US Amid Fentanyl Crackdown

This article was co-published with Signal Ohio and STAT. In high school, Ashley Delgado dreamed of becoming a doctor and one day buying her father…

“When Pride marched on the Hill”: Come Out Seattle reveals its Pride archive

Nathan Benedict and husband Steve Nyman have been part of Seattle’s LGBTQIA+ community for over four decades. They are both owners of Union on Capitol…

“Pride Suite” composer brings Queer brilliance to PianoFête in Vashon

Konstantin Soukhovetski, an award-winning pianist, composer, and educator known as a Queer icon of the classical music world, will perform at PianoFête 2026, an annual…

More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food Program

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