Do you know why Jackson is the state capital? The city was founded in 1821. Here's this history of how it became the seat of ...

A new year begins and Pennsylvania is positioned to play a leading role in the 2026 elections. How well do you know its ...

After all, how could the relatively quiet City of Churches, often labelled a big country town, and suffering the highest power prices in the nation, outgrow Sydney and the other big eastern states ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs were held scoreless for the first time in 71 games, falling 4-0 to the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena Thursday night. Toronto despite generating 27 shots, could not ...

State capitals are used to hard questions about federal power, but this time it is not over taxes or guns—it is about algorithms. In the hours since President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive ...

Topeka has been the capital of Kansas since it became a state in 1861. Lecompton, Leavenworth, Pawnee and the Shawnee Baptist Mission site all served as territorial capitals. Lawrence acted as the "de ...

The Fighting Irish take a stand, McDonald’s launches a holiday hit, and the Golden Globes’ new category snubs a major player. Test your knowledge of the week in news, and take last week’s quiz here.

As President Donald Trump revives talk of eliminating or slashing the federal income tax, a quieter tax revolt has already been underway in state capitals across the country. Several states have cut, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration warned on Tuesday that it will withhold money for administering SNAP food aid in most Democratic-controlled states starting next week unless ...

DESPITE EFFORTS to pull staff back to the office, remote work has become entrenched in America. City centres have recovered, but only partially. On average, 15% of workers across the country’s biggest ...

MONTREAL --Alex Ovechkin had four points, including his 33rd NHL hat trick, to move into the top 10 in points in NHL history, and the Washington Capitals defeated the Montreal Canadiens 8-4 at Bell ...

U.S. homicide rates surged to 7.3 per 100,000 between 2020 and 2023 compared to the 5.6 average from 2014 to 2019. Firearms accounted for 80% of reported U.S. homicides in 2023 compared to 68% in 2014 ...