Tallahassee, Fla. — The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles announced this week that all driver's license knowledge and skills exams will be offered only in English beginning Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. The policy ends printed exams and interpreter assistance in other languages; county tax collectors reported limited...
Washington The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use a voter-approved congressional map that favors Democrats, rejecting emergency appeals from state Republicans and President Trump's lawyers. The unsigned order keeps district lines projected to flip up to five Republican-held seats in this year's House elections; no justices recorded dissents....
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Lee H. Hamilton, a Democratic congressman who represented Indiana’s 9th District from 1965 to 1999, died Tuesday at age 94, his family and office said. Hamilton served 17 terms, led congressional probes including Iran-Contra, and was vice chair of the 9/11 Commission. After leaving Congress he became...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. State and local officials responded to student-led walkouts protesting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, warning schools to prevent disruptions during instructional hours. The Florida Department of Education sent districts a letter advising administrators to protect instructional time, acknowledging students retain free-expression rights. Florida districts reported lunchtime and class-period...
Washington, President Donald Trump signed a roughly $1.2 trillion funding bill Tuesday, ending a partial federal shutdown after the House approved the measure 217-214. The package funded most agencies through Sept. 30 but only extended DHS funding briefly, setting an urgent deadline for negotiations. Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem...
Albany, New York. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced she selected former New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams as her lieutenant governor running mate and introduced legislation to ban state police departments from entering formal cooperation agreements with federal immigration authorities. Hochul said fewer than 10 of New York’s 62 counties...
United States — This week, seven HelloNation articles via PRNewswire presented local experts giving practical consumer guidance on housing, estate planning, HVAC maintenance, security services, real estate timing, e-commerce returns, and window defogging. Experts in Mount Pleasant, Charleston, Reading, Brockport, Rochester, Phoenix, and Bentonville outlined actionable steps, trade practices, and...
Washington, The United States will hold talks with Iran in Oman on Friday after U.S. forces shot down an Iranian drone this week for approaching the USS Abraham Lincoln, officials said. Iran moved the meeting from Istanbul to Muscat and insisted the session focus on its nuclear program, while the...
Tampa — Hillsborough County officials advanced discussions week over a proposed Tampa Bay Rays ballpark and mixed‑use district at the Hillsborough College Dale Mabry campus. County commissioners reviewed funding frameworks on Wednesday and heard details Feb. 4 about a proposed $2.3 billion stadium within a 113‑ to 120‑acre development. The...
Washington. President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke Wednesday by phone, discussing Iran and broader U.S.-China ties, including trade, Taiwan and Trump's planned April visit to Beijing. Trump posted that their personal relationship remains strong and that both leaders sought to maintain stable ties. The Chinese readout noted talks...
