An ongoing American-Statesman review of Austin City Council spending shows members are donating taxpayer funds to political causes and spending big on staff development, international travel and more.

Children in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood got to enjoy their first pumpkin patch festival, complete with pizza, a bouncy house, and face painting. The Wednesday event brought excited squeals ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market pushed further into record heights on Tuesday. The S&P 500 added 0.2%. The Dow Jones ...

The federal government shutdown is nearing the one-month mark, causing widespread effects for millions of Americans. On ...

Gov. Dan McKee is warning that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for Rhode Islanders will be cut off if the government shutdown continues past the end of October. Approximately ...

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- A Kremlin envoy proposes a massive undersea rail tunnel connecting Russia and the US via the Bering Strait. With Musk's Boring Company in the mix, could the $65B 'Putin-Trump ...

Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones was called out by his Republican opponent during their first and only debate Thursday after the embattled Democrat touted his plan to keep “children safe” ...

Vice President Vance said on Wednesday he did not want the racist remarks in the explosive Young Republicans group chat to ruin the participants’ lives, dismissing them as “stupid” jokes made by “kids ...

SUFFOLK, Va. — Suffolk Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash involving a school bus and a cement truck that occurred on Wednesday afternoon. The crash happened around 2:20 p.m. in the 500 block ...

Vice President JD Vance casually slipped Wednesday that the Trump administration is “retraining the entire government” to focus on “left-wing violence.” Speaking on The Charlie Kirk Show, Vance, 41, ...

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A truck driver is facing multiple homicide charges after a fiery crash on Interstate 85 in Jackson County that left eight people dead, including five children, authorities said. Investigators say ...