A South Dakota ethics board on Monday said it found sufficient information that Gov. Kristi Noem may have “engaged in misconduct” when she intervened in her daughter’s application for a real estate appraiser license, and it referred a separate complaint over her state airplane use to the state’s attorney general …

Apartment rents continue to climb in states across the U.S. — except one. Even as the rent climbed nationwide in July compared with a year ago, the average cost of a one-bedroom pad in Idaho fell 19%, according to Rent.com. The Gem State was one of the hottest housing markets during …

As President Biden and Democrats running in the midterm elections are planning to spend the next several weeks on the road promoting passage of the their climate, health care and tax legislation, several national political groups are making plans to pour millions of dollars into advertising to help boost the …

A 23-year-old Navy submarine technician has pleaded not guilty to charges he killed his wife with a hammer and set their house on fire in an attempt to kill their infant son. Petty Officer 2nd Class George Dodson II waived his right to a probable cause hearing Monday and pleaded …

Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman is scheduled to make his return to the campaign trail for the first time since suffering a stroke in May. His circumstance has sparked a conversation with other lawmakers who’ve also had strokes about the pressures of working in today’s fiercely partisan and divided …

A church in Texas came under fire this week when clips emerged online of an altered production of the Broadway hit musical “Hamilton” featuring anti-gay sentiments that it live streamed and showcased to its congregation.  The Door McAllen Church and RGV Productions allegedly swapped out some of the original lyrics …

Gasoline prices dipped to just under the $4 mark for the first time in more than five months – good news for consumers who are struggling with high prices for many other essentials. AAA said the national average for a gallon of regular was $3.99 on Thursday. Prices have dropped …

Police have arrested a Southern California woman for allegedly poisoning her husband. Police in the Orange County city of Irvine say a man reported Thursday that he believed he was being poisoned by his wife of 10 years after he grew ill over the course of a month. The man …

Washington — Ending his most recent COVID-19 isolation, President Biden on Sunday left the White House for the first time since becoming infected with the coronavirus last month and headed to a reunion with first lady Jill Biden in their home state of Delaware. The president had tested negative Saturday, …

Stocks declined Tuesday after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan’s capital of Taipei amid a high-pressure standoff with China. She and other members of Congress were greeted by a contingent of Taiwanese officials on the tarmac.   In a statement shortly after the plane landed, Pelosi said her visit …