A wave of state-level increases will lift minimum wages in many parts of the United States in 2026, affecting workers from coast to coast. While the federal baseline remains $7.25 per hour under the ...

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FILE - Texas state Sen. Sarah Eckhardt, D-Austin, right, listens as Sen. Phil King, R-Weatherford, speaks in favor of a bill before a vote on a redrawn U.S. congressional map during a special session ...

When wellness travel started, it was all about spa days — not that there’s anything wrong with that. I’ll take a spa day any day, won’t you? Traditional wellness havens like Arizona and California ...

Warning: This report contains graphic imagery. U.S. military forces destroyed a second boat suspected of transporting narcotics in international waters, killing three alleged Venezuelan cartel members ...

One state is lovin’ fast food more than the others. New data from QR Code Generator has revealed which states are considered the fast food capitals of America — and which chains are the most popular ...

The Missouri House voted Tuesday to approve a new congressional map that seeks to eliminate a Democratic-controlled US House seat, as Republicans around the country scramble to boost their chances of ...

Republicans want to redraw congressional districts and increase their party’s chances of flipping a seat long held by a Democrat in the Kansas City area. By Mitch Smith Reporting from Jefferson City, ...

You'll find the name "Kino" all across Southern Arizona. There's the Kino Sports Complex and Kino Parkway here in Tucson, and Kino statues from Tucson to Nogales. They all pay tribute to one of the ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed a Republican-friendly redistricting bill approved by the state legislature, finalizing a new congressional map pushed by President Donald Trump ahead of the ...

After a bruising redistricting fight, Gov. Greg Abbott signed a new congressional map into law. But the Republican-led Legislature, newly emboldened, has not stopped there. By J. David Goodman ...

Sign up here to receive “The US in brief” as a newsletter, each weekday, in your inbox. Donald Trump wants “long-term extensions” to his control of Washington ...