SACRAMENTO, Calif. —A bill to ban marriage under the age of 18 awaits a vote on the California Assembly floor after passing the Assembly Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

Currently, California, Mississippi and New Mexico are the only U.S. states that have no minimum age requirement for marriage. In California, a minor may get married if they ...Read more

The state of Utah is looking for places to site 1-megawatt nuclear reactors small enough to fit inside standard 20-foot shipping containers.

The state’s Office of Energy Development signed an agreement with Houston-based Deployable Energy Limited last week to explore the feasibility of deploying Unity Nuclear Batteries around the state.

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LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan House on Tuesday attempted to intercept an initiative petition that would bar state-regulated corporations from making political contributions before the proposal made it to the November ballot.

The Republican-led state House adopted the Michiganders for Money out of Politics proposal in a 77-26 vote on Aug. 25. ...Read more

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson announced a spate of short-term fixes Tuesday, including debt restructuring, to close this year’s budget gap.

Speaking to reporters at City Hall, Johnson said he would fill most of a projected $85.1 million shortfall in the 2026 budget by refinancing between $500 million and $525 million in bonds. He said ...Read more

The Justice Department's latest salvo in the battle over the future of the Kennedy Center claims President Trump's "efforts and prestige provide the sole hope for the Center's financial survival, and structural renewal," according to a Monday court filing, which also threatens a possible demolition of the historic building.

Without the ...Read more

Jurors heard from two of the prosecution’s expert witnesses Tuesday as Lindsay Clancy’s triple murder trial nears its end.

Clancy killed her three children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, eight months, then tried to kill herself in January 2023.

She isn’t disputing the killings — instead, her attorney Kevin Reddington is arguing she ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Canada retaliated against the United States in an intensifying trade war Tuesday by announcing steep new tariffs on roughly $20 billion worth of American goods at the core of the U.S. economy, a sharp escalation between the neighboring allies after trade negotiations between them abruptly collapsed.

The new duties will hit a ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — After his party took control over North Carolina’s election boards last year for the first time in nearly a decade, Republican Dallas Woodhouse made a promise: that the 2026 election would feature more voting opportunities than ever before.

With early voting plans now finalized statewide, the data offers some insight into ...Read more

NEW YORK — A Manhattan judge on Tuesday denied Ghislaine Maxwell’s self-represented Hail Mary bid to get out of prison, finding the “rambling petition” brought by Jeffrey Epstein’s madame meritless.

The Manhattan Federal Court action filed by the British former socialite in December argued that new information arising in related ...Read more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Authorities now say a wind-whipped wildfire that erupted last week on the west side of Tok destroyed nearly four dozen homes.

The tally of 44 homes burned down more than doubles an early count of structures damaged or destroyed released last week. Officials believe the fire that blew through neighborhoods in the Interior ...Read more

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Omani counterpart Badr Albusaidi discussed an “interim framework” aimed at resuming shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a joint statement carried by the Oman News Agency, as the two sides press ahead with long-running talks over navigation through the key waterway.

The ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Attorney General David Sunday is suing Snapchat’s parent company for allegedly failing to protect children from addiction.

This comes after he announced a lawsuit against TikTok over the same issue earlier this month.

“Both of these actions reflect my priority as attorney general to protect our young people ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Two people have died from measles in Pennsylvania, state officials said Tuesday, marking the first fatalities involving the highly contagious disease in the state in 35 years and the only measles-related deaths reported nationally so far this year.

Both were unvaccinated residents of Lancaster County, the center of a major ...Read more

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey has issued guidance to schools and child care facilities on how to interact with Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the recently signed Protect Act as the agency carries out President Donald Trump’s nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration.

The guidance has been issued to all Massachusetts school ...Read more

A day after armed gangs launched a deadly middle-of-the-night assault in the hills overlooking Port-au-Prince, torching homes, killing livestock and abducting dozens of individuals, the extent of the massacre remained unclear with estimates of the numbers killed ranging from 25 to as many as 47.

Part of the discrepancy may lie in how Haitian ...Read more

BALTIMORE — An Anne Arundel County judge reserved a decision Tuesday on whether Maryland’s proposed congressional redistricting amendment can remain on the November ballot, but raised concerns about the state’s defense of how lawmakers placed the measure before voters.

At the heart of the case is whether the General Assembly must follow a...Read more