Ocala, Florida — On Nov. 4, 2025, Marion County investigators responded to an anonymous complaint at Happy Valley Horse Rescue and found dozens of horses showing signs of neglect; a subsequent Nov. 5–6 search warrant identified 69 horses, with 17 located on a neighboring property, according to authorities. Authorities reported veterinary...
Tallahassee — State Rep. Ryan Chamberlin announced April 1 he will lead a citizen-led constitutional amendment effort to ban property taxes in Florida, saying he will seek roughly 900,000 petition signatures to place a measure on the 2028 ballot after the regular session failed to reach agreement. The announcement follows competing...
RICHMOND, Va. — A Washington Post–Schar School poll released Monday shows Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger with a 47 percent approval rating and 46 percent disapproval, placing her below the averages for each of her eight immediate predecessors, as voters prepare to decide on a redistricting referendum. The poll, released just over...
Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday, April 6, he would demand that the journalist who first reported a rescued U.S. airman in Iran reveal their source and threatened to jail the reporter if they refused, after an F-15E was shot down and initial recovery was reported. The White House...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Education Department on Monday terminated resolution agreements with five school districts and Taft College that had outlined protections and accommodations for transgender students, removing the department's stated enforcement role for those specific agreements under prior administrations' Title IX interpretations. The move affects Cape Henlopen (Del.), Fife (Wash.),...
Los Angeles. President Donald Trump on late Sunday posted on Truth Social endorsing conservative commentator Steve Hilton for California governor, calling him 'a truly fine man' and criticizing state policies; the endorsement arrives about a month before mail ballots are scheduled to be mailed ahead of the June 2, 2026...
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday set aside a lower-court ruling and sent Steve Bannon’s contempt case back to a district court, a move that enables the Justice Department under the Trump administration to seek dismissal of his 2022 contempt conviction tied to Jan. 6 subpoenas. The order frees a...
Ringgold, Ga. — Voters in northwest Georgia's 14th Congressional District voted Tuesday in a special runoff between Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris to fill the remainder of Marjorie Taylor Greene's term after her January resignation, following a March 10 all-party election that produced no majority. The immediate outcome will...
Washington — The United States and Iran engaged in indirect, mediator-led talks on April 6–7 to explore a potential 45-day ceasefire, with Pakistan, Egypt and Turkey relaying messages between U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, according to officials and news reports. Washington — President Donald Trump issued...
Washington: U.S., Iranian and regional mediators held indirect talks on April 6 to discuss a possible 45-day ceasefire, Axios reported, with negotiators pressing Tehran ahead of a U.S. deadline and describing the next 48 hours as a last window to avoid further escalation. The talks this week followed intense overnight contacts...
