October 24, 2025

CO woman convicted of casting ballot for dead ex-husband, son in 2022 election

A Colorado woman was convicted of voter fraud Wednesday for casting others’ ballots in the 2022 general election. Elizabeth Ann Davis, 61, of Castle Rock, was found guilty by a Douglas County jury on two counts of forgery and one count of “personating an elector.” Cast ballots for dead ex-husband and son Prosecutors said that […]

October 24, 2025

As electric bills rise, more states ban disconnections in dangerous weather

Shelby Green’s lights were off. She could plug her phone into a wall socket, but it wouldn’t charge. It would be weeks until she received her next paycheck for her job as an undergraduate researcher at Florida State University in chemical engineering. And her bank account was nearly empty. “I had no hot water, no […]

October 24, 2025

Louvre thieves caught on video escaping using a cherry picker and bike

A new video released revealed a bizarre twist in what’s being called the heist of the century. Surveillance footage circulating online allegedly shows two of the Louvre thieves escaping — not on foot, but on a cherry picker. One person wearing a motorcycle helmet and the other in a yellow construction vest lower themselves from a broken window before […]

October 24, 2025

NBA coach, player on leave following arrests in gambling-related investigation

The NBA has placed a head coach and a player on leave after they were indicted in two separate federal gambling cases linked to organized crime. Trail Blazers head coach and Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat Guard Terry Rozier were both arrested Thursday. The two are among 34 people charged in two […]

October 24, 2025

Ballot proposal taxes 5% of California billionaires’ net worth to fund health care

California billionaires could be subject to a one-time tax of 5% of their global net worth under a new ballot measure. Filed Wednesday by Jim Mangia,  president and CEO of St. John’s Community Health, and backed by the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW), the “California Billionaires Tax Act” aims to bring in […]

October 24, 2025

Trump heads to Asia to meet with China’s Xi amid trade tensions

President Donald Trump will head to Asia on Friday night, marking his first trip there since returning to office. It’s a high-stakes trip that could reshape global trade and test relations with China. The trip includes stops in Malaysia, Japan and South Korea. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the president will meet with […]

October 24, 2025

From Jefferson to Trump: Why this renovation may be different

If presidents have renovated before, why is there an uproar now, and where are the updated plans? We’ll explain what’s underway, what’s on paper and how this compares to past White House changes in this week’s Straight From You. Each week, we take your comments and questions and put them to the test — separating […]

October 24, 2025

White House adds Clinton scandal, Hunter Biden reference to events timeline

The White House “Major Events Timeline” – a chronological list of milestones on the official website’s “About page”  – now includes some controversial new additions. On Thursday, the Trump administration updated the timeline to feature references to President Bill Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky and Hunter Biden’s past drug use. Social media users noticed the […]

October 24, 2025

US Coast Guard opens fire at vehicle near potential ICE staging area

The U.S. Coast Guard said Friday that guardsmen opened fire at a vehicle driving erratically near a California base that could serve as a staging area for federal immigration officers. No Coast Guard personnel were injured when the vehicle, a U-Haul truck, tried to back into Coast Guard Base Alameda near San Francisco. ALAMEDA, Calif. […]